Xi Jinping recently said at the two sessions of the National People’s Congress that he would “settle the score” against corrupt officials, and Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Eight, also took a rare lead in supporting Xi, which drew the attention of public opinion. The picture shows Xi Jinping at the second session of the National People’s Congress on March 8.
Xi Jinping recently said at the two sessions of the National People’s Congress that he wanted to “settle a general account” with corrupt officials, and Wang Qishan, a member of the “eight standing committee”, also took the lead in supporting Xi, drawing the attention of public opinion. Some analysts believe that the current power struggle within the Chinese Communist Party is fierce, and Xi is once again forced to purge his political enemies in the name of anti-corruption. The government has been left out of the picture, and Wang Qishan has been praising Xi in a high profile at this Time.
Xi Jinping Paves Way for 20th National Congress
Xi Jinping attended a meeting of the Inner Mongolia delegation on March 5, for the Inner Mongolia coal corruption on the spot to put harsh words: “When the people’s public servants, taking national resources to engage in bribery and bribes, to engage in power and money transactions, this account always has to be settled.”
Some analysts believe that Xi Jinping vowed to “settle the score” against corrupt officials, not just for Inner Mongolia, but for the entire officialdom, especially the signal to move the knife in the field of politics and law.
Xi Jinping stressed at the fifth plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan. 24 that he would “intensify the punishment of corruption in the political and legal systems. Since last year, four “tigers” have fallen, including Sun Lijun, vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security, Deng Zuolin, vice mayor of Chongqing and director of the city’s Public Security Bureau, Gong Daogan, vice mayor of Shanghai and director of the city’s Public Security Bureau, and Wang Like, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.
On February 8, the central inspection team said: the Ministry of Public Security to purge Zhou Yongkang, Meng Hongwei, Sun Lijun residual influence is not in place. The Ministry of Public Security stated on February 9: resolutely purge the influence of Zhou Yongkang and other residual poisons. This means that the major purge of the political and legal system will continue.
In addition, the authorities are also strengthening the purge of the financial sector, and the chairman of Huarong Lai Xiaomin was recently “beheaded”, releasing a deterrent signal to officials in the financial system. During the two sessions, the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) published an article on March 8, saying that the high pressure of anti-corruption will continue to be maintained, and that corruption will be combated and purged, and stressing that “there is no death card for corruption, and anti-corruption will never be soft. It is a sign that another anti-corruption storm may be set off in the official circles of the Chinese Communist Party.
The outside world believes that Xi Jinping has recently reintroduced the sword of anti-corruption to deter officials in the name of anti-corruption and pave the way for his re-election to the 20th National Assembly. Xi is seeking a third consecutive term, and this year is his last chance to purge opposition forces.
Analysis: 2022 Is Xi’s Battle for Life and Death
Li Hengqing, a scholar at the Institute for Information and Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., previously told the Epoch Times, “2022 is a life-and-death battle for Xi, either he may be able to practice his lifetime re-election or it may be his Waterloo.
At the moment, the most important thing for Xi is to clear the way for his re-election to the 20th National Congress and further remove opposition from the party. The anti-Xi forces, led by Jiang, are also stirring and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, making Zhongnanhai a dark and treacherous place.
According to the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 23, quoting informed sources, Jiang’s descendants are worried that his Family and close associates may be liquidated by the authorities after Jiang Zemin’s death, so they have begun to accelerate the transfer of assets overseas.
The report disclosed that Boyu Capital, controlled by Jiang Zemin’s grandson Jiang Zhicheng, has been transferring a large amount of assets in Hong Kong to Singapore since 2019.
Before that, China Daily also cited “more than a dozen Chinese Communist Party officials and government advisers” as disclosing on Feb. 16 that Xi Jinping stopped the Ant Group’s IPO because he discovered that Jiang Zemin’s family and the former Politburo Standing Committee member Jia Qinglin’s family were holding shares in Ant Group in a roundabout way, making Beijing increasingly uneasy.
Jiang, who controls China’s financial lifeline, had staged a financial coup in 2015 to try to bring Xi down. The two reports show that the power struggle between Xi and Jiang is once again on the table, a life-and-death battle.
Wang Qishan’s support for Xi is not convincing?
In addition, a wave of “praise for Xi” has emerged from this year’s two sessions, with a host of senior officials, including Communist Party Vice President Wang Qishan, expressing their loyalty to Xi. When Wang Qishan attended a meeting of the Hunan delegation on March 6, he mentioned Xi Jinping at least eight times in his speech, claiming to be highly aligned with Xi’s core.
Xi has also been branded as the “helmsman” of the Mao era, which is believed to be part of Xi’s campaign for re-election to the 20th National Assembly next year.
Current affairs commentator Zheng Zhongyuan wrote an article in the Shanghai Daily on March 9, analyzing the scale of the loyalty show, which has the implication that everyone is passing through, but the CCP has both a tradition of loyalty and a tradition of infighting. The people who show their allegiance are either obedient or honeyed. And Wang Qishan led the two sessions to support Xi, the water is very deep, meaning unusual.
The outside world believes that Wang Qishan, who has been left out for a long time, is taking the lead in promoting Xi at this time, probably because his own security and interests are threatened.
Wang Qishan, at the helm of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), has been instrumental in purging Xi Jinping of a large number of political opponents, and can be considered a credit to Xi. But at the 19th National Congress, Wang Qishan retired as a vice-president with no real power, and was clearly marginalized.
Since last year, Ren Zhiqiang, a second-generation Red who is close to Wang Qishan, has been sentenced to a heavy prison term for criticizing Xi, and Dong Hong, an old member of Wang’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, has also fallen from power, and rumors about Xi and Wang not getting along have been swirling for some time.
The Central Party School Cai Xia previously said that the relationship between Xi Jinping and Wang Qishan is very delicate, Wang’s prestige, seniority and ability are much higher than Xi, Xi Jinping both to use Wang Qishan, but also guarded against Wang, “so I want to use you, but also to prevent you against me, this is Xi’s mentality.”
On January 29 this year, HNA Group, which has deep ties with Wang Qishan, announced its bankruptcy and was taken over by the government, meaning that this area of interest formerly belonging to Wang Qishan’s family was taken over by Xi Jinping.
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