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Analysis: The complex power interleaving behind the CCP spy chief | Xi Jinping | Maoism

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[Epoch Times August 08, 2021](English Epoch Times reporter Daniel Holl / Compiled by Xu Zhining) Surveillance, intimidation and manipulation are the lubricants that drive all the gears of the communist system. Whether it is the past regime or our modern major communist country, these systems have these characteristics.

In order for the Communist Party leaders to control the people below them, they rely entirely on those who control intelligence information. According to an article published in the Epoch Times on July 21 by Chinese internal affairs analyst Cheng Xiaonong, this is the work of the state secret police in China.

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According to official Chinese media reports, on July 15th, the Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping appointed Zhou Hongxu, deputy chief of staff of the Army in the Northern Theater Command, as the head of the Central Security Bureau of the CCP’s internal secret police department.

The Central Guard Bureau, like other communist secret police departments in the past, such as the KGB of the former Soviet Union or the Stasi of the former East Germany, employs similar tough intimidation tactics. The Central Security Bureau is commonly known as the “bodyguard” of the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) because its nominal duty is to protect the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.

Cheng Xiaonong wrote in the article that Zhou Hongxu’s promotion was very unorthodox and did not follow the usual promotion procedures. In addition, Zhou Hongxu’s experience was in the military, not surveillance activities. Although this choice may further jeopardize Xi Jinping’s life-long rule of the CCP, Xi Jinping has other priorities.

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Xi Jinping needs loyalty

Although there are few public details about Zhou Hongxu or his allegiance to Xi, Cheng Xiaonong pointed out that the recruitment process is unprecedented.

Prior to Zhou Hongxu’s appointment, the former director had stepped down in 2019, and the position of director of the Central Security Bureau had been vacant for one and a half years. Since the establishment of the Central Security Bureau during the Mao era, there has never been a vacancy for the director.

In addition, Cheng Xiaonong believes that whoever is in charge of China’s intelligence community is the de facto leader of the CCP. This is because whoever can control the most senior officials has the most power in the party. The Central Security Bureau is responsible for supervising officials and is the key to this control.

Cheng Xiaonong believes that under this special Maoist system, rebellion by senior officials is extremely rare. Officials cannot meet in private, because the security secretary will always report their actions. Since the telephone is forbidden for private use, they will be contacted further by telephone, and the telephone is also monitored.

In this way, the Central Guard Bureau not only acts as a bodyguard for officials, but also acts as a 24-hour surveillance system.

The power of CCP leaders comes from monitoring and controlling government officials. Cheng Xiaonong believes that Xi Jinping is likely to distrust the next batch of candidates at the security bureau echelon level, and the power struggle is likely to start again at the top of the Chinese Communist Party.

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According to a report by the German official media “Deutsche Welle”, the appointment of people outside the Central Security Bureau is to avoid hiring people who have long been involved in the high-level power struggle of the Chinese Communist Party. Media coverage of Zhou Hongxu’s appointment is also very limited.

Cheng Xiaonong believes that Xi Jinping’s actions are a double-edged sword. External recruitment is a way for Xi Jinping to resolve these high-level power struggles. However, it also puts the self-interest of senior officials of the Central Security Bureau into question, because their future promotion is no longer guaranteed. Cheng Xiaonong warned that this may further sown the seeds of doubts about Xi Jinping’s leadership.

Original: The Complex Power Hierarchy Behind China’s Internal Spy Chief was published in the English “Epoch Times

Editor in charge: Gao Jing #

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