News Analysis Two high-ranking officials in China’s domestic security system have officially become the latest targets of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign. On Sept. 30, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) anti-corruption watchdog, announced that the case against Sun Lijun, the former Deputy Minister of Public Security, has now entered a formal investigation stage. Two days later, the CCDI made another announcement, saying it was launching an investigation into Fu Zhenghua, the former Minister of Justice and Deputy Minister of Public Security. Sun is being accused of having “inflated political ambitions and poor political integrity.” Specifically, he is said to have “wildly ganged up with others” to form interest groups and control key departments. Dr. Zhang Tianliang, a U.S.-based China expert, told The Epoch Times that the two official announcements were issued around the same time, and both used special political struggle terms …
The Recent ‘Anti-Corruption Charges’ Against Two Chinese Officials Point to a Coup Plot
October 8, 2021
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