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New Central Leadership After Xi’s Reported Downfall: Former 610 Office Head Gao Yichen Under Investigation Sparks Speculation

On June 9, just before the sensitive anniversary of June 10, China’s top anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), prominently announced on its homepage that Gao Yichen, former Deputy Director of the Central Leading Group Office for Preventing and Handling Cult Issues (commonly known as the “610 Office”), is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

Belarusian President Visits China, 20-Year-Old Incident of Insulting Mao Resurfaces

As the Belarusian President visits China, public attention is primarily on Xi Jinping, who has recently returned after a two-week absence. Du Wen, the executive director of the legal advisory office of the Mongolian Autonomous Region government in exile, revealed on his social media channel that the 2015 incident involving CCTV host Bi Fujian insulting Mao Zedong during a dinner actually has ties to Belarus.

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