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| | In communist parlance "anti-corruption" campaigns and "reform measures" refers to purging the power of rival factions in a non-democratic state and replacing the corrupt cronies of high-level functionaries with one's own. Xi Jinping first appeared in Western [[liberal media]] as a "reformer", gaining him the support and sympathy of Western [[journalist]]s and policymaker with a baseless assumption that the people of China viewed him as a reformer and corruption fighter, as well. | | In communist parlance "anti-corruption" campaigns and "reform measures" refers to purging the power of rival factions in a non-democratic state and replacing the corrupt cronies of high-level functionaries with one's own. Xi Jinping first appeared in Western [[liberal media]] as a "reformer", gaining him the support and sympathy of Western [[journalist]]s and policymaker with a baseless assumption that the people of China viewed him as a reformer and corruption fighter, as well. |
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| − | Aided by his ideological co-horts in Western media, Xi eventually became Jiang Zemin's successor after several of Jiang's hand chosen successors were deemed unfit due a series of corruption scandals that the CCP could not hide from the Chinese people The scandals included [[forced organ harvesting]] of [[Falun Gong]] practitioners.<ref>The 2012 Bo Xilai Affair highlighted the degree to which the families of top Party officials were able to parlay access to political power into vast personal wealth. | + | Aided by his ideological co-horts in Western media, Xi eventually became Jiang Zemin's successor after several of Jiang's hand chosen successors were deemed unfit due a series of corruption scandals that the CCP could not hide from the Chinese people The scandals included [[forced organ harvesting]] of [[Falun Gong]] practitioners. Xi represents a rival faction to the still competitive Jiang faction. |
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| | + | One of Xi first actions was to take over the Jiang's illegal [[610 Office]] which was charged with procuring involuntary organ donors from Falun Gong participants for the CCP's budding organ transplant industry. Jiang and the the 85 million member CCP viewed the 100 million Falun Gong movement, a revival of traditional Chinese culture and morals in direct competition with the values of the CCP which [[New China]] tirelessly has attempted to stomp out in the [[Cultural Revolution]] and [[Tiananmen massacre]], and began a policy of [[genocide]] and intimidation. Xi took over the illegal internal police structure, changed its name, and expanded the 610 Office's use against regime opponents and internal dissenters. |
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| | + | Xi rise largely is the result of 2012 Bo Xilai affair. Bo is the "[[Bernie Sanders]] of China", a corrupt kleptocrat and supposed advocate for the poor and oppressed. BO was member of the [[Politburo]] and candidate to the seven member Standing Committee. A Jiang flunky, Bo was mayor of Dalian City in Liaoning Province in 1999 when the round up Falun Gong began, and steadily rose in ranks for the next decade. As Governor, Dalian City and Liaoning Province, arrest and kidnappings of Falun Gong was more intense than in many other areas of China.<ref>http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/4/26/132920.htmlM</ref> |
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| | + | Like in American politics, scandals and coverups often take a different narrative than true underlying facts. Bo, a "reformer and corruption fighter", was removed and prosecuted on corruption charges after his wife and the deputy mayor were convicted of murder of a [[British]] citizen;<ref>The 2012 Bo Xilai Affair highlighted the degree to which the families of top Party officials were able to parlay access to political power into vast personal wealth. |
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| | Bo sat on the 25-member Party Politburo and Central Committee, and was Party Secretary of a powerful municipality. Bo styled himself as a champion of the poor and dispossessed, supporting the state-run economy, lead a crackdown on supposed organized crime bosses, and fanned nostalgia for the violent [[Antifa|Anti-fascist]] Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Bo’s rhetoric was critical of the [[income gap]] and broken promises to the [[working class]] that accompanied China’s rise to become the world’s second-largest economy. Bo was widely reported as a candidate for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee. | | Bo sat on the 25-member Party Politburo and Central Committee, and was Party Secretary of a powerful municipality. Bo styled himself as a champion of the poor and dispossessed, supporting the state-run economy, lead a crackdown on supposed organized crime bosses, and fanned nostalgia for the violent [[Antifa|Anti-fascist]] Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Bo’s rhetoric was critical of the [[income gap]] and broken promises to the [[working class]] that accompanied China’s rise to become the world’s second-largest economy. Bo was widely reported as a candidate for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee. |
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| − | Bo’s wife was convicted of [[murder]] of a British businessman in August 2012. Bo’s vice mayor was convicted of “bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking” in September 2012. Days later, the Party Politburo expelled Bo from the Party’s ranks and announced that it was transferring his case to state judicial authorities. The Party investigation concluded that Bo “bore major responsibility” in the cases of his vice-mayor’s actions and his wife’s involvement in the murder, and alleged that he “took advantage of his office to seek profits for others and received huge bribes personally and through his family.” [[Social media]] brought the scandal to light, creating problems for existing leadership.</ref> Xi represents a rival faction to the still competitive Jiang faction. | + | Bo’s wife was convicted of [[murder]] of a British businessman in August 2012. Bo’s vice mayor was convicted of “bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking” in September 2012. Days later, the Party Politburo expelled Bo from the Party’s ranks and announced that it was transferring his case to state judicial authorities. The Party investigation concluded that Bo “bore major responsibility” in the cases of his vice-mayor’s actions and his wife’s involvement in the murder, and alleged that he “took advantage of his office to seek profits for others and received huge bribes personally and through his family.” [[Social media]] brought the scandal to light, creating problems for existing leadership.</ref> had the this particular murder victim not been foreign, the case likely would never have been investigated. |
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| − | One of Xi first actions was to take over the Jiang's illegal [[610 Office]] which was charged with procuring involuntary organ donors from Falun Gong participants for the CCP's budding organ transplant industry. Jiang and the the 85 million member CCP viewed the 100 million Falun Gong movement, a revival of traditional Chinese culture and morals in direct competition with the values of the CCP which [[New China]] tirelessly has attempted to stomp out in the [[Cultural Revolution]] and [[Tiananmen massacre]], and began a policy of [[genocide]] and intimidation. Xi took over the illegal internal police structure, changed its name, and expanded the 610 Office's use against regime opponents and internal dissenters.
| + | Xi took advantage of the scandal which exposed the policy of [[genocide]] of Falun Gong being ordered by the Politburo and to aid in the cover up CCP's inherent and inimical use of murder and to destroy rivals for power. |
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