[Epoch Times March 24, 2022](The Epoch Times Special Report Reporter Xu Yiyang Comprehensive Report) After a civil aviation plane of China Eastern Airlines crashed, Vice Premier Liu He, who had never been at the scene of the disaster, went to the scene overnight. , the CCP army and armed police were also quickly dispatched to the scene. Analysts believe that the rapid intervention of various factions and the military is an abnormal move, which highlights the mutual prevention and alertness of Zhongnanhai high-level officials.
At about 14:38 on March 21, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact and crashed over Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province on its way from Kunming City, Yunnan Province to Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. There are 123 passengers and 9 crew members on board. No one survived.
On March 23, one of the two black boxes on the plane was recovered. Due to serious damage, it was initially judged to be a cockpit voice recorder, which was sent to Beijing overnight.
According to state media reports, Vice Premier Liu He and State Councilor Wang Yong rushed to the scene of the crash in Wuzhou, Guangxi on the night of the 21st. In terms of their positions, in addition to the title of State Councilor, Wang Yong also serves as the director of the National Disaster Reduction Committee of the Communist Party of China and the deputy director of the Safety Production Committee of the State Council of the Communist Party of China; Liu He is the director of the Safety Production Committee of the State Council. Before that, he had never been here. disasters have occurred.
In China, it is usually the Emergency Management Department of the Communist Party of China that undertakes the work of the national headquarters for responding to particularly major disasters. The State Council of the Communist Party of China dispatched an investigation team composed of the Department of Emergency Management and the Civil Aviation Administration to Wuzhou overnight on the evening of the 21st, but the name of the Minister of Emergency Management, Huang Ming, did not appear in the official media report on the air accident.
Chinese troops were also dispatched to the scene of the accident. According to Xinhua News Agency, on the day of the incident, the Southern Theater Command activated the emergency response mechanism, including the Wuzhou Military Division and the Wuzhou Detachment of the Armed Police. , the armed police stationed around the incident site is also ready to support.
Chen Pokong, a Chinese-American political commentator, said in his YouTube self-media program on March 23 that the crash was a civil aircraft, not a military aircraft, and it was unusual for the CCP to dispatch troops in the southern theater.
He believes that the purpose of the army and armed police being sent is nothing more than to blockade the local area, strictly seal the news, or conduct military appraisals. For example, search and rescue or investigation of plane crashes are usually undertaken by professional departments.
After the air crash, Li Keqiang, who was in charge of the State Council’s investigation team, and Xi Jinping, who was in charge of the military and the armed police, gave different instructions: Xi Jinping demanded that “the emergency mechanism should be activated immediately, all-out search and rescue, and attention to the aftermath.” , find out the cause of the accident, and do a good job in comforting the families of the victims.”
Chen Pokong believes that Liu He is the representative of Xi Jinping. Although he has the title of Director of the Safety Production Committee of the State Council, it is too reluctant to be used at the scene of an air crash. And Wang Yong is Li Keqiang’s close confidant, and Xi Jinping is obviously not at ease when he is sent. Therefore, both Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang sent their own people to the scene to monitor and understand the actual situation.
He believes that the southern theater of operations is more unusual, with four brigades on alert, and this is not a war. “It’s confusing here.”
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