Translation, re-editing by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Xi Jinping worried about military mutiny? The military newspaper urges soldiers to listen to his command and be absolutely loyal
Reporter : Tang Zheng / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/05/a103761499.html / Image : The CCP Rocket Army recently broke out a high-level collective corruption scandal. The picture shows the "Dongfeng-15B" (DF-15B) missile of the Rocket Force in the Chinese Communist Party's military parade on 3 September 2015. (Greg Baker/AFP△)
There are frequent reports of corruption and secret leaks among the top leaders of the CCP military, and there are frequent changes. A few days ago, the CCP Military Daily published an article, again emphasizing "absolute loyalty" and obeying Xi Jinping's command, and named Guo Boxiong and other fallen army leaders. Some analysts believe that the CCP’s military has now entered a period of purges, which shows that the CCP’s regime is unstable, and Xi is worried that the military will stage a coup.
On 3 August 2023, the CCP's "Liberation Army Daily" published a commentary article, saying "to ensure the absolute loyalty of the troops", insist on "the party's absolute leadership over the army", "comprehensively and thoroughly implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Military Commission", and "ensure that the guns are always controlled in the hands of loyal and reliable members of the Party", etc.
The article once again named Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou, Fang Fenghui, Zhang Yang and others as the leaders of the sacked army, saying that "comprehensively and thoroughly eliminate their pernicious influence", so as to listen to Xi Jinping's command, be responsible to Xi Jinping, and reassure Xi Jinping, etc.
In this regard, Feng Chongyi, a professor at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, told The Epoch Times on 4 August 2023 that the military newspaper said that Xi Jinping was relieved, which shows that Xi Jinping is extremely worried now. His biggest threat now is a coup d'état and a color revolution, which is a popular rebellion.
In addition, the CCP's army is constantly in shock. In addition to the high-level Rockets being replaced, the high-level leaders of the Eastern Theater, Southern Theater, and Western Theater have also been adjusted and replaced one after another. In addition, Ju Gansheng, commander of the Strategic Support Force, is also missing.
On 31 July 2023, Xi Jinping was promoted to the ranks of two generals, the Rocket Army Commander Wang Houbin and the Rocket Army Political Commissar Xu Xisheng. This also shows that the Rocket Army Commander Li Yuchao and political commissar Xu Zhongbo have been replaced.
In addition, Hong Kong media reported that Li Yuchao, Liu Guangbin and Zhang Zhenzhong, former deputy commanders of the CCP Rocket Force, were taken away for investigation for corruption. It is also reported that Wu Guohua, the former deputy commander of the Rocket Army, hanged himself to death in the toilet on the third floor of his home.
Recently, Wu Junbao, deputy commander of the Central Theater Air Force, was transferred to be the commander of the Eastern Theater Air Force. Liu Qingsong, the political commissar of the Northern Theater, has been appointed as the political commissar of the Eastern Theater; Zhang Jian, commander of the theater army, has served as deputy commander and chief of staff of the western theater.
From 20 to 26 July 2023, Xi Jinping talked about the military's anti-corruption three times. On 1 August 2023, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China announced the "Opinions on Strengthening Party Building in the Army."
Su Ziyun, director of the National Defense Strategy and Resources Research Institute of the National Defense Security Research Institute in Taiwan, told The Epoch Times that since Xi Jinping has been in power for nearly 11 years, the military has purged dozens of high-ranking generals. Under such circumstances, the Military Daily has repeatedly emphasized the Party's absolute leadership over the military, revealing a signal of internal instability within the CCP regime.
Political commentator Wang Youqun wrote an article in The Epoch Times on 2 August 2023, stating that a new round of purges by the CCP military has begun. Ever since Xi became the chairman of the Central Military Commission, he has been worried about the generals under his command, and has been switching the generals back and forth, so that the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. Now, the leaders of the Rocket Army have "collectively betrayed" Xi. For Xi, it is a worry that adds to the worry.
After the mutiny in Russia on 24 June 2023, on 1 July, the Communist Party’s journal published Xi Jinping’s speech at an internal meeting last year, revealing his fear that the CCP would follow in the footsteps of the collapse and disintegration of the Soviet Communist Party.
Xi Jinping asked CCP officials to "never be double-faced, to be double-faced people", not to be "people who have different intentions, who are in Cao Ying and Han, who share different dreams", etc., and said that the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union are "unbearable to look back on. ".
Current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan told NTDTV that this is the defeat of the CCP. The crisis of the CCP's death has now reached a terminal stage, which is equivalent to the collapse stage of a malignant tumor. He believes that behind this crisis, it actually reflects the CCP's domestic and foreign affairs, political and economic failures.
Breaking Analysis
Analysis of Xi Jinping's cleansing of the Rocket Army: A stealth coup has already happened
Editor : Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/08/a103763110.html
There was a major personnel shock at the top of the CCP Rocket Force, which triggered various interpretations from the outside world. Some analysts believe that the "obedience-trust" relationship between Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and this trump card army has been broken.
On 31 July 2023, Xi Jinping promoted Wang Houbin, commander of the Rocket Army, and Xu Xisheng, political commissar of the Rocket Army, to the ranks of generals. This also confirmed that Li Yuchao, commander of the Rocket Army, and Xu Zhongbo, political commissar, were replaced.
Hong Kong media previously reported that Li Yuchao and his former deputy commanders Liu Guangbin and Zhang Zhenzhong were taken away for investigation for corruption. It is also reported that Wu Guohua, the former deputy commander of the CCP Rocket Force, hanged himself at home.
It is worth noting that the Rocket Army (formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps) is a strategic military branch in charge of the CCP’s nuclear weapon intercontinental missiles. It is a very experienced and professional military branch. Wang Houbin was from the Navy, while Xu Xisheng was from the Air Force. Putting it under the control of military generals who have no connection with the Rocket Army, public opinion pointed out that Xi Jinping does not trust the Rocket Army.
On 8 August 2023, Song Guocheng, a senior researcher at the International Relations Research Center of National Chengchi University in Taiwan, wrote in the "Shangbao" that for Xi Jinping, the Rocket Army is the strategic pillar for his pursuit of the dream of a strong army and the CCP's hegemony. Now the "obedience-trust" relationship between the chairman of the Central Military Commission and this trump card army has been broken. Before this upper and lower "trust umbilical cord" was broken, the Rocket Army had already "generated" a silent and invisible coup d'état!
The accident involving the general of the Rocket Army was accused of corruption or leaking secrets.
The article believes that the Rocket Army is a "armament rent-seeking body". Through procurement (commission), maintenance (kickback), supply (fuel jam) and other links, it has formed a corrupt industrial chain of the CCP army, and its military expenditure is constantly expanding. Receive residual benefits from expenses.
On 26 July 2023, the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China issued the "Announcement on Collecting Clues of Violations of Regulations and Disciplines by Experts in the Bidding and Evaluation of Military Equipment Procurement", publicly collecting clues of corruption in the procurement and bidding of military equipment, and investigating back since October 2017. The behavior of leaking secrets has attracted attention.
The above-mentioned article stated that judging from this announcement, even the "evaluation experts" who are outsiders are under investigation, which means that the "military corruption" problem has reached a state of "internal and external links", forming a "task The corrupt food chain of "division of labor and collective distribution of spoils".
The article stated that although the Rocket Army incident could not be called a military coup, it had the potential form of a coup. If you fail to follow Xi Jinping's requirements for military training and preparation, or even sell intelligence and indulge in corruption, it will be a silent rebellion under passive resistance; Losing everything can also be regarded as an alternative coup d'état under covert disobedience!
The article believes that this "silent rebellion" includes two levels: 1. War weariness and war avoidance psychology. Xi Jinping talks about "being able to fight and win wars" every day, etc., which may not be appealing to the military. Even if Xi Jinping wants to fight, the army does not necessarily want to fight;
Second, the imbalance between political loyalty and military professionalism. The appointment of Wang and Xu, this transfer of "experts leading experts", reveals that Xi Jinping puts the importance of political loyalty above military professionalism, and he does not hesitate to carry out thorough purges and cleansing. When there may be a "Chinese Wagner" Under the circumstances, Xi has lost trust in the Rocket Army.
Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" article on August 2 pointed out that the storm of cracking down on corruption and espionage in the military is becoming more and more fierce. The former commander and political commissar of the Rocket Army have both been withdrawn. It is no longer trusted, and it is said that the senior generals at the deputy commander and deputy political commissar levels may all be replaced.
Yao Cheng, former lieutenant-colonel staff officer of the CCP Navy Command, told VOA that Wang Houbin, who has a mid-to-low professional ability, cannot hold back the Rocket Army, and the Rocket Army is a high-tech military branch, and the space, satellite and missile technologies involved are not Wang Houbin's ability. Immediately started. In addition, Xi Jinping said that hundreds of generals in the Rocket Army will not be promoted, which also represents his distrust of the entire Rocket Army.
Yao Cheng pointed out that Xi Jinping is helpless in the military. He carried out a strict anti-corruption campaign, but selectively arrested two or three hundred people, offending all the soldiers. In addition, the military reform he implemented was a failure. It was only for the purpose of seizing power, and did not consider it from the perspective of combat effectiveness. Therefore, a group of "generals were holding their breath" and would not listen to his command at all and send troops to fight.
(Editor-in-charge: Tang Zheng)
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