Xi Solidifies Party Dominance Over State Apparatus at Two Sessions
The first two days of the Two Sessions saw three developments that more firmly entrenched the Party’s domination over the state government.
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Xi ‘Successor’ Sun Zhengcai Turns Out to be Bo Xilai 2.0
◎ The Xi leadership’s recent charge against Sun Zhengcai corroborates SinoInsider’s intel that Sun played a leading role in a failed coup against Xi.
19th Congress Prediction: Second in Charge at Propaganda Dept to Replace Top
◎ Central Propaganda Department head Liu Qibao will likely be replaced by his executive deputy director at the 19th Party Congress on Oct. 18.
Wang’s Meet with 3rd International VIP Signals Likelihood of Staying in Power
◎ Wang’s meetings with Men, Steve Bannon, and Lee Hsien Loong were likely arranged by Xi Jinping to show those inside and outside of China that the alliance between him and Wang is still strong.
Hong Kong Media Confirm SinoInsider Analysis: Top Chinese Generals Plotted Coup Against Xi
◎ We wrote about Fang Fenghui’s involvement in a possible coup on Sept. 17. Two generals in China’s top military body planned to oust Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a military coup, according to a Hong Kong media report on Sept. 27. The two, former Chief of Joint Staff Fang Fenghui and former Political Work Department
Wang Qishan Continues to Reshuffle Anti-corruption Officials Before 19th Congress
◎ Since the start of the year, a total of 14 provincial discipline inspection chiefs and 12 discipline inspection team leaders have been replaced.
Promotion Won’t Protect Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Head from Possible Purge
◎ Zhang Xiaoming’s promotion might seem like he has the approval of Xi Jinping, but the reality is quite different.
Rising Likelihood of North Korea-US Conflict in China’s 19th Congress Month
◎ America has in recent decades been handling North Korea very carefully out of concern that China would intervene in the event of a conflict.
Why Anti-corruption Chief Wang Qishan Met Bannon and Singapore Leader Before 19th Congress
Wang Qishan, the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption chief, has recently been busy meeting high-profile foreign guests. Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and Breitbart head, flew to Beijing from Hong Kong for a private meeting with Wang, according to the Financial Times (FT). The meeting took place after Bannon’s Sept. 12 talk at
All Provincial Leaders Have Now Declared Allegiance to Xi Jinping
◎ The factional deathmatch between Xi and Jiang is now entering a crucial phase.