The CCP’s military equipment work conference was held in Beijing from October 25th to 26th. Xu Qiling, the former commander of the Western Theater Command, who was reported to be suffering from cancer earlier, accidentally appeared in the news broadcast.
In the CCTV footage, Xu Qiling wears the armband of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, showing that he has entered Beijing to take up his new post. However, the official did not announce any relevant news.
Xu Qiling succeeded Zhang Xudong in June this year as the commander of the CCP’s western theater. In July, he made an exception and was promoted to general, but he was suddenly dismissed in September and became the shortest-lived theater commander. He did not appear in public since then.
Zhang Xudong passed away suddenly in October. At that time, Hong Kong media said that commanders in the western theater had widespread health problems. For example, Xu Qiling was reported to be suffering from cancer.
Xu Qiling’s latest appearance broke the rumors. But on the contrary, it made the outside world more suspicious that Zhang Xudong died for another reason. Xi Jinping’s frequent adjustments to the chief official of the western theater were obviously not due to health problems, but perhaps related to the instability of military power.
A total of 3 generals attended this week’s equipment work conference. Xu Qiling sat in the audience, while Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, and Li Shangfu, director of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, were seated on the rostrum.
As general, Xu Qiling failed to sit on the rostrum, indicating that he should not have taken over Li Zuocheng, chief of staff of the joint staff, so he estimated that he is currently serving as the deputy chief of staff.
“Duowei.com” issued a document on October 29, stating that the Joint Staff Headquarters is positioned at the level of the war zone, and the chief of staff is highly appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission, but the position of deputy chief of staff is no longer highly allocated. Xu Qiling, who is only 59 years old, has returned from the war zone chief. If the deputy position of the joint staff is not a transitional arrangement, it may have the meaning of “degrading.”
However, the commentator Li Yanming noticed that in the CCTV report, the camera was first given to Zhang Youxia, who was speaking on the rostrum, and then to Xu Qiling, who was off the stage; after sweeping the generals under the stage, the camera returned to the rostrum and gave Zhang Youxia and Li Shangfu are in the same frame.
Li Yanming believes that this order shows that Xu Qiling ranks ahead of Li Shangfu, that is, Xu Qiling may soon replace the 68-year-old Li Zuocheng as the chief of staff of the Joint Staff and be promoted to the Military Commission.
As for the timing of this change, Li Yanming believes that it will be at the Sixth Plenary Session of the National People’s Congress in November, because Xi Jinping’s special amendment to the “Organization Law of the National People’s Congress” obviously concentrated the deputy state-level personnel power in his own hands. The best time to enforce this right.
Xi Jinping has rarely been promoted to admiral twice this year. This is considered to mean that although this year is not a year of re-election, it is the year with the most personnel changes in the CCP’s military, which will inevitably affect the composition of the CCP’s Central Military Commission. Duowei.com said earlier that in the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, with the exception of Zhang Shengmin, the youngest member, who may remain in the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the other members and vice-chairmen are facing a large-scale exchange of blood because of the red line of age.
Therefore, it is not ruled out that Beijing may adjust the Military Commission in advance. Xi Jinping’s reorganization of the Military Commission ahead of schedule can also strengthen military power to deter political opponents and escort the deployment of twenty-five-day and high-level personnel. Li Yanming judged that if the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee fails to carry out high-level personnel adjustments, it means that Xi’s efforts to amend the “National People’s Congress Organic Law” will be in vain. This will be a major setback for Xi Jinping’s top 20 high-level personnel layout, and it will also mean high-level personnel. Infighting has heated up and the situation is facing out of control.
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