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The CCP’s Military Evil Beyond Imagination

China

Since the 18th Party Congress, the frequency of purges within the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been unprecedented. Xu Caihou, Guo Boxiong, Fang Fenghui, Zhang Yang, Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe, Li Yuchao — and more recently, the nine generals involved in the He and Miao case — have all fallen. Among them are three vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC), five officials at the vice–national level, around ten CMC members, and at least twenty full generals. The CCP accuses them of corruption or “engaging in unorganized political activities” (a euphemism for coup p...

What Exactly Happened Before and After the Fourth Plenary Session?

China

The Fourth Plenary Session of the CCP’s 20th Central Committee has concluded. The number of Central Committee members who attended was strikingly low — one-sixth were absent! Of the 42 military representatives elected to the 20th Central Committee, 27 were missing. Some have fallen from power; others have “disappeared,” with reasons unknown. Observers of Chinese politics and the economy abroad are shocked....

Politburo Standing Committee Members Show Divergent Stances — CCP Internal Split Emerging

China

According to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convention, after every major meeting, Party officials from top to bottom must “express their support” and “study” the so-called spirit of the meeting. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee was no exception. On October 24, four of the Standing Committee members — Li Qiang at the State Council, Zhao Leji at the National People’s Congress (NPC), Wang Huning at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Li Xi at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) — each convened their respective Party group...

Zhang Youxia and Xi Continue Their Fierce Standoff — Whose Man Is Zhang Shengmin?

China

The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Fourth Plenary Session concluded on the afternoon of October 23. The communiqué showed that the only addition to the Central Military Commission (CMC) was Zhang Shengmin, who was promoted to vice chairman. The rumored resignation of Xi Jinping as chairman of the CMC did not happen. Currently, the CMC has only four members. Li Shangfu, the defense minister promoted by Xi, was not elevated to the rank of CMC member. Some analysts believe that within the military, the anti-Xi faction represented by Zhang Youxia and Xi Jinping fought to a draw in this round of co...

Why Have Predictions Failed?

China

The Fourth Plenary Session of the CCP's Gang Conference has concluded, but rumours of personnel changes have largely proven unfounded; the meeting took place, yet it feels as if it never happened....

Zhang Youxia and Xi Jinping Are at a Stalemate, With Ongoing Confrontations. Xi Faces an Opponent He Cannot Defeat in the Final Battle

China

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded on the afternoon of October 23. The communiqué from the meeting indicates that the Military Commission has only added Zhang Shengmin as vice chairman, and the rumours regarding Xi Jinping's resignation as chairman of the Military Commission did not come to fruition....

Has "Chairman Xi" Regained Military Power?

China

The Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has concluded, and the outcomes did not match the external leaks and various speculations that suggested Xi would resign from his roles as Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General Secretary....

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