Luo Yulin, a former senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-owned assets watchdog, is under probe, according to an official notice published on May 17.
Xi Targets Opponents Via the Disciplinary Body: China Expert
CCP leader Xi Jinping has been using anti-graft campaigns to purge his political rivals, according to a China expert.China observer Li Yuanhua is a former professor at China’s Capital Normal University who now resides in Sydney, Australia. He said that Li Xi’s words indicated a forthcoming massive purging campaign to weed out Xi’s opponents.
“So-called education and rectification are used as a means by Xi to crack down on officials who disobey or show disloyalty to him. In addition, through disciplinary inspections, Xi expects to obtain public support,” Li told the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times in an interview on February 26.
“There are corrupt officials everywhere within the CCP system, and conducting disciplinary inspections will undoubtedly uncover cases of corruption,” Li said. He said that this is why the CCP’s disciplinary watchdog is a convenient tool for Xi to fight his opposing factions.
Li added that Xi’s constant cracking down on CCP officials reveals Xi’s fear.
“Even though Xi gained absolute power by replacing all the members of the Politburo Standing Committee with his allies at the 20th national congress of the CCP, Xi can never have a moment of peace, as the CCP is an authoritarian regime,” Li said.
“The communist regime is not elected by the Chinese people. No matter who is in power, they won’t have peace of mind. They will be constantly suppressing political opponents, worrying about assassination attempts, and guarding against power usurpation. They live in perpetual unease. This is the destiny of all the past, current, and possibly future CCP leaders.”
The other 19 officials who have been under investigation by the top disciplinary body include high-ranking officials from the CCP’s party organizations, different levels of the government, the military, and large SOEs.