Liu Yandong

A Chinese American businessman, who used to host Chinese officials visiting the United States, is now locked up in a Chinese jail, where he faces torture.

The new Chinese Communist Party head and former leader have been hard at work reshuffling key officials to curtail a rival faction.

Liu Yandong, described as the “most powerful woman in China,” may be appointed to the Permanent Standing Committee—the group of nine who rule the CCP.