Xi Jinping is cleaning house—disappearing top Chinese officials and replacing them with loyal allies.
Xi has long focused his anti-graft campaign on the military to solidify his power and to modernize the rocket force. Corruption has been a constant threat to the force through the years, according to Matt Bruzzese, a Chinese language analyst at BluePath Labs, which has studied the PLA’s rocket force.
“It’s partly to solidify his control to ensure all those under him are all very loyal to him,” Hu told The Daily Beast.—in particular indicates Xi may be feeling a series of doubts about his own decision-making. Hu pointed out that the foreign minister—who was ousted after rumors swirled that he was having an ill-advised affair—was also handpicked by Xi.
After Qin Gang’s ouster, “he's probably double checking everybody's background,” Hu said. “That should cause serious worry in the mind of Xi Jinping to think, who else might be foreign agent or influenced by foreign countries, foreign governments, within his inner circle.” “It shows that Xi Jinping doesn't doesn't feel safe in his position,” Lim said. “If he reveals some realities, some reasons why he shouldn't be in that position anymore then it might just damage Xi Jinping’s authority… so I think he wants to… get rid of Qin Gang.
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