Rumoured anti-Xi faction seeks to seize power after Li Keqiang's sudden death

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Li Keqiang’s death raises suspicions, public letter calls for investigation, rumoured anti-Xi faction seeks to seize power

Reporters : Han Fei and Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/11/01/a103816554.html

The sudden death of former Premier Li Keqiang of the Communist Party of China has become the most sensitive topic in China at present. Although the authorities tried every means to control public opinion, the incident continued to escalate.

In the morning of 27 October 2023, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media broke the news that Li Keqiang died of a heart attack during his “rest” in Shanghai in the early morning of that day. Many people questioned whether he died directly or indirectly due to internal fighting.

On 30 October 2023, Gu Wanming, a former reporter for Xinhua News Agency, the mouthpiece of the CCP, issued an open letter demanding that "the cause of Li Keqiang's death be found out and the people across the country be given an explanation." The letter went viral on the Internet.

The open letter puts forward five major demands: 1. Stop arranging cremation of remains pending investigation; 2. Thoroughly investigate the entire treatment process and disclose the entire situation to give an explanation to the people across the country; 3. Investigate and identify all relevant personnel and hold them accountable accordingly; 4. . Autopsy of the body; 5. Establish a funeral committee to provide Li Keqiang with appropriate funeral specifications.

Independent commentator Tang Jingyuan: "People within the system demanded an investigation into Li Keqiang's death. It is indeed a landmark event. Because this means that there were many speculations about Li Keqiang's death, etc., it was originally what was under the table has now officially been brought to the table.”

The open letter pointed the finger directly at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: First, it believed that Li Keqiang's "rest" in Shanghai was obviously approved and arranged by the central government, otherwise he would not have been able to leave Beijing or enter Shanghai.

Second, Li Keqiang arrived in Shanghai to "rest" on 25 October 2023 and died suddenly just one day on 26 October. The actual situation was that he died in the afternoon or evening, and the rescue time was delayed until 0:10 on 27 October. If it goes too fast, there may be serious problems.

Independent commentator Tang Jingyuan: "The more the official believes that Li Keqiang's death is not a problem and does not conduct any such investigation, the more people may think that it has a ulterior motive and a guilty conscience, and it is very likely that it did something wrong, shameful things, etc. This may induce public pressure on this matter, and it will further heat up."

However, the day after the open letter was issued, the Chinese Communist Party officially announced on 31 October 2023 that Li Keqiang’s body would be cremated in Beijing on 2 November 2023.

Regarding the various rumours and doubts surrounding Li Keqiang's death, the official did not provide any clarification.

Huang Liang (pseudonym), a former mainland media person, believes that the people's strong reaction to Li Keqiang's death was mainly due to the economic downturn and difficult life. People are dissatisfied with many policies in today's society and want to use this matter to vent their anger.

He said, "Because of the economic downturn, people feel that life is difficult, so many people may just miss some of the truths he said. But you have to say that he (Li Keqiang) has done a lot It’s out of the question to make a big contribution. After all, in the past ten years, he has not resisted many left policies, left ideologies, and even some abnormal phenomena during the 20th National Congress. .”

Zhang Tianliang, a historical and cultural scholar and current affairs commentator, remarked, "In fact, it goes without saying that Li Keqiang may truly become an anti-Xi force, or a symbol of anti-Xi. This is impossible. The purpose of his economic development is also to in order to safeguard the party. (But) if he cannot play the role of safeguarding the party, Xi Jinping can abolish this policy in one fell swoop. Therefore, the reason why Li Keqiang does nothing is actually because the party has completely controlled him. In other words, Li Keqiang also exists solely to safeguard the party, and this is the key to the problem."

A few days ago, a source with close contacts with the Chinese Communist Party’s military revealed to Sound of Hope that Li Keqiang’s sudden death has inspired the anti-Xi faction to have strong fighting spirit. The anti-Xi faction is gearing up to seek power and seize the throne. He also revealed that the anti-Xi faction has found a candidate to replace Xi Jinping and wants to push Xi Jinping to step down quickly so that a new leader can take over.