Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
ChinaNational Emergencies Minister Ong Siang Hee is the latest person to come under presidential investigation Xi Jinpinganti-corruption watchdog, part of an ongoing purge of senior officials.
this Communist Party of ChinaThe Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Saturday it had launched an investigation into Wang’s behavior.Serious violation of discipline and law“” is a euphemism used in China to describe suspected corruption, abuse of power or related crimes.
Wang Xiangxi, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Committee,” the regulator said.
Wang, 63, served as chairman of the state-owned power generation company National Energy Investment Corporation and took office in July 2022.
The latest investigation is part of a broader pattern of disciplinary action against senior Chinese officials, including those close to Xi Jinping himself.
Last week, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced it was investigating Zhang Youxia, China’s top general who ranks second only to Xi Jinping himself in the military leadership.
Gen. Liu Zhenli, chief of the PLA Joint Staff, is also under investigation in the same investigation.
China’s official website did not publicly detail the specific charges against the officials.
But in a front-page editorial last week, the People’s Liberation Army claimed the investigation was a major achievement, adding that the two generals had “seriously undermined and violated” the presidential accountability system that gives Xi Jinping “the highest military decision-making authority.”
An expert has drawn it There are links between these latest purges and Beijing’s ambitions to control TaiwanXi Jinping has threatened to use force to “reunify” with the mainland if necessary.
Analysts said officials may question or criticize Xi Jinping’s goal of preparing for a military invasion of Taiwan in 2027. While their removal will have short-term consequences for the functioning of China’s armed forces, they will likely be replaced by officials loyal to Xi Jinping and willing to embrace his vision for Taiwan.
Last year, 115 officials were investigated in China, more than 65 of whom were disciplined, and the investigation was expanded to include former leaders of universities and state-owned enterprises.
Sun Yuning, a senior official of the General Administration of Customs, was expelled from the Party and sentenced to 13 years in prison for accepting bribes.
While the figures reflect a systemic anti-corruption campaign by China’s bureaucracy, experts say it also puts more power in Xi Jinping’s hands and makes the already secretive command structure within China’s military even more opaque.
The purge within China’s top leadership has also raised questions among critics about the cohesion within the Communist Party and the direction of China’s future military leadership.