Chen Wenqing, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has recently become Secretary (head) of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
The Politburo is the CCP’s executive decision-making body, with Xi Jinping at the helm. Members of the Politburo often assume other executive positions. Collectively, they make decisions on laws and policies and are the most powerful group  in Communist China. The CCP’s National People’s Congress serves as a rubber stamp legislature.
The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission is China’s chief law enforcement authority. The appointment of Chen as its head seems extraordinary since he previously served as head of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), which is the agency in charge of surveillance, intelligence, and the secret police. The MSS is also notorious for cyberespionage, surveillance of dissidents in China and abroad, and the persecution of dissidents in China. From the concentration camps for Uyghurs, to the crackdowns in Tibet and the persecution of Falun Gong, the MSS is behind the operations that oppress anyone who disagrees with or is openly critical of the CCP….