Warning Signal to Sitting Officials

\r\nYe, an insider within the CCP who spoke to The Epoch Times on condition that only his surname be published due to fears of reprisal, said that the pace and scope of the purges stand out even by the standards of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign."} 52:{"type":"p","text":"“Normally, the authorities are careful about how many senior officials they announce at once,” Ye said. “They worry about public reaction—if too many are exposed, people start asking whether corruption is everywhere inside the CCP.”"} 53:{"type":"p","text":"Two decades ago, Ye noted, China might see five or six ministerial-level officials investigated over the course of an entire year, often clustered around major political meetings. “Now, you’re seeing five [investigations] in a single month,” he said. “It looks like [the investigations are] designed to intimidate senior officials.”"} 54:{"type":"p","text":"Ye added that the timing is especially significant because the two generals, Zhang and Liu, were removed just weeks before the Two Sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—the two houses of China’s rubber-stamp legislature—where officials set national priorities, approve budgets, and signal policies for the coming year."} 55:{"type":"p","text":"“Handling top-level cases before the Two Sessions clears obstacles for personnel arrangements,” he said. “The signal is very clear.”"} 56:{"type":"p","text":"Cui Kai, a China-based independent scholar who used a pseudonym due to fears of reprisal, told The Epoch Times that the recent investigations and purges have already affected the military’s chain of command and could have spillover effects across the civilian leadership."} 57:{"type":"p","text":"“This round of action isn’t ending anytime soon,” Cui said. “Power struggles at the top are still playing out."} 58:{"type":"p","text":"“At a min

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