Xi Jinping, President of China.
Beijing: The sequence of the top military officers’ disappearance from the action of Chinese President Xi Jinping continues. This has exposed the struggle between increasing factionalism and political power in the Chinese army PLA. Recently, the information about the disappearance of another top military officer of China has made it clear that no person, including his closest to hit his goal to President Xi Jinping (target someone), is unavoidable. That is, he is not going to spare anyone. Even if someone is very special for them.
Stirred by the disappearance of China’s second major military officer
Meanwhile, China’s second largest military officer and the country’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) co-chairman General Hey Wedong has not publicly appeared publicly since March 11. His name was not included in the official list even in the funeral of Shu Chhiliang, who was his former colleague and co-vice-president of CMC. This has stirred up from the power of China to the army. After all, no one has accurate information about where and why General Heyedong is missing.
Former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of China has also been missing
This is not the first case of the disappearance of any military officer or minister in China, but earlier, former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and former Defense Minister Lee Shangfu also suddenly disappeared from public forums … and later he was removed from his post. In China’s politics, silence is often taken as confirmation, so the absence of General Heydong also indicates that they have been removed from power. This development is another link in a series of recent mass actions in China. Earlier, China had recently removed another top military officer Admiral Miao Hua from his post.
Who was General O Wyedong
Hey Wedong’s career has been associated with Xi Jinping for a long time. The two worked together in Fujian province in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2017, He was made Purna General (the highest military rank) and in 2022 he was appointed as co-vice-president. The post did not only control the army, but also to make him a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) top decisive body Politburo. But his sudden collapse in just three years shows increasing instability within the CCP. Internal competition, ideological differences and factional loyalty are in spate at the top of the Chinese Political System that offers the image of externally solidarity. Xi’s leadership is known for centralization of power and anti -corruption campaign, but removing the authorities appointed by her highlights the complexity of this system.
Xi Jinping bet
The timing of the disappearance of Hey Vedong is also important, as the fourth full session of the 20th Central Committee of CCP is to be held in August. This is a confidential platform where the direction of leadership is decided. In such sensitive times, there are often incidence of inner purge or to convey a message of discipline as an e-alert or a message of discipline. The absence of General Hey also highlights the delicateness of China’s defense system, at a time when Beijing is accelerating its military expansion. Military strengths and political rights in China are connected to each other.
She takes action for a strong grip on the army
Therefore, a strong hold on Xi’s army is not only against external threats, but also for internal cleaning. Since 2023, at least 3 senior generals have been removed from now, two of which were the choice of the Defense Minister himself. This broad campaign attacks corruption and loyalty. But in the case of O Vedong, this action was probably to control power struggle and factionalism politics.
Effect of factional politics in CCP
The Chinese Communist Party is a monotonial rule, but it is not uniform. Since the Mao era, there have been groups based on regional, ideological and personal loyalty in it. In the era of Xi Jinping, the strength of traditional groups such as Youth League and “Princeling” (descendants of CCP leaders) – has decreased, but the factional has not ended, but has just changed its form. Hey Vedong was considered to be of the “Fujian faction”. He was a military officer who served in the province where Xi was once a governor. But even this relationship with Xi could not save him.
Important for loyalty and army preparation
Xi wants such military officers to be with them who are loyal to them. At the same time, we can strengthen the army. In China, the disappearance of military officers in this way or the removal of them from the post is not just due to corruption or malignancy, but also to maintain political control. It is also called intra -purification. But such actions continuously damage the trust, drop morale, and limit the number of potential successors.
Who after Xi Jinping?
There is a big question behind all these incidents that who will handle the leadership of China after Xi Jinping? No clear successor has been declared yet. Setting succession in China is a very sensitive matter. An announcement very early can also be risky, because then that person can become the target of other groups. This ambiguity has given further air to factional competition within the CCP, where every group wants to bring its candidate forward. Xi’s real enemy is probably not another faction, but the same one -party system that he has handled. As the power is becoming centralized, the change of leadership is becoming more complex and unstable. (Input-sugar media)
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