Intense CCP Infighting: Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Mentions “Self-Revolution” 50 Times

Intense CCP Infighting: Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Mentions “Self-Revolution” 50 Times

[People News] This year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the downfall of 65 centrally managed officials within the party and government system alone, far exceeding last year. In the military, a large number of generals promoted by party leader Xi Jinping have also fallen. Recently, the CCP’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) published an article praising Xi, mentioning “self-revolution” 50 times. Analysts suggest that CCP internal struggles are fierce and may intensify next year. Some reports indicate that Xi is extremely anxious due to a lack of loyalty from subordinates.

According to The Dajiyuan, on December 29, CCP state media People’s Daily published an article credited to the “Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission.” The article extensively discussed the study of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, Volume V, and heavily praised Xi.

The article, over 4,000 words, mentioned “self-revolution” at least 50 times, claiming that the CCP “has eliminated serious hidden dangers within the party, state, and military, and has fundamentally reversed the laxity in party governance,” and demanding that the entire party maintain unity with Xi in “thought, politics, and action.”

Previously, on December 25, the CCP Political Bureau held a meeting to “study and deploy” anti-corruption work for 2026. The meeting claimed that in 2026, the party would “advance comprehensive and strict governance of the party with higher standards and more practical measures.”

On December 30, the CCDI and National Supervisory Commission announced that Zhang Shiping, former secretary and vice-chairman of the Secretariat of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, is “suspected of serious disciplinary and legal violations” and is under investigation.

With Zhang Shiping’s downfall, a total of 65 centrally managed officials have been publicly reported for investigation on the CCDI and National Supervisory Commission websites this year, surpassing last year’s 58, making it the year with the highest number of central officials falling in history.

In addition, many high-ranking officials were quietly dismissed after disappearing for a period without formal public announcements.

Current affairs commentator Li Linyi told The Dajiyuan that the authorities’ declaration of 2026 as a year of anti-corruption “with higher standards and practical measures,” coupled with constant discussion of “self-revolution,” signals that internal infighting will be even more intense next year, with more high-ranking officials likely to be removed.

Li Linyi said that Xi relied on anti-corruption campaigns during his first five years in power to eliminate political rivals, taking down major “tigers” such as Zhou Yongkang, Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou, and Ling Jihua. However, after Xi’s faction (the Xi clan army) fully took power following the 20th CCP National Congress, large-scale collapses occurred within the party, government, and military systems, and many of Xi’s close associates fell from power. This indicates that the so-called “self-revolution” is a farce; without changing the authoritarian system, newly promoted officials become corrupt as well.

Australia-based scholar Yuan Hongbing, familiar with the CCP’s internal workings, recently told Vision Times that Xi now must turn the knife inward, conducting “self-revolution” by scrutinizing and purging his personally cultivated Xi clan army. The recent cases of disloyalty by Miao Hua and He Weidong have severely shocked him. Currently, Xi’s psychological state is reportedly on the edge of severe mental instability. This topic is widely discussed in Beijing’s official circles. The saying “there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart” applies: Xi is suffering extreme anxiety and torment because he cannot read the loyalty of those around him. He cannot understand why the Xi clan army and his high-ranking confidants, who were generously rewarded, have shown absolute disloyalty and insatiable greed.

Yuan Hongbing points out that communist ideology has long been completely bankrupt in both theory and practice. Today, millions of CCP officials no longer truly believe in communism. Corruption is pervasive: no official is uncorrupt, no cadre is clean. Under Xi’s erratic rule, CCP officials share a deep-seated sense that the party is approaching its end.

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