[The Epoch Times, March 29, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Ning Haizhong reported) There are still about half a year left until the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the CCP’s local personnel have undergone intensive changes. Today (29th), the secretaries of Hubei, Qinghai, and Ningxia provinces and districts were replaced, and none of those who resigned did not indicate “other appointments.” The whereabouts of Ying Yong, secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, who has been rumored to be promoted to the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, has attracted attention.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China on March 29, Wang Menghui was appointed as a member, standing committee and secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, while Ying Yong no longer held the aforementioned positions; Xin Changxing was appointed as the secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee, and Wang Jianjun no longer served as the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee Secretary and Standing Committee Member. , member positions; Liang Yanshun served as a member, standing member and secretary of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Party Committee, and Chen Runer no longer held the aforementioned positions. None of the resigners indicated “other appointments”.
The official resume shows that Wang Menghui, member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, born in January 1960, from Yancheng, Jiangsu, graduated from the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University, worked in Guangdong for a long time in his early years, and served as deputy director and director of Guangzhou Urban Planning Bureau, Guangzhou Director of Municipal Urban Planning and Research Center, Mayor of Panyu District of Guangzhou City, Mayor of Shanwei City, Secretary of Yunfu Municipal Party Committee, successively served as Vice Governor of Fujian Province, Member of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Shenyang Municipal Party Committee, Liaoning Provincial Committee Deputy Secretary of the Committee, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the Communist Party of China.
Xin Changxing, alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, born in December 1963, a native of Shandong Huimin, worked in the Ministry of Labor and Personnel of the Communist Party of China (later changed to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security) for a long time in his early years, and served as the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Director of the Department of Training and Employment, Director of the General Office, Director of the Department of Planning and Finance, Member of the Standing Committee of the Xi’an Municipal Committee of Shaanxi Province, Deputy Mayor, Deputy Director of the National Civil Service Bureau of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, Member of the Central Xinjiang Work Coordination Group, State Council Member of the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee and director of the National Civil Service Bureau. Since September 2016, he has served as Deputy Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee, and Governor.
Liang Yanshun, born in December 1962, worked in the Central Party School for 24 years from 1992 to 2016. He served as a member of the Central Party School’s School Affairs Committee and director of the Scientific Research Department. Since January 2016, he has served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, the head of the Propaganda Department, and the head of the Organization Department. Since December 2017, he has served as the deputy secretary of the Central State Organs Working Committee (later changed to the deputy secretary of the Central and State Organs Working Committee), and the Central Propaganda Department. Deputy Minister, Deputy Secretary of the Central and State Organs Working Committee in charge of daily work.
Wang Jianjun, secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee, was born in June 1958 (63 years old), Chen Runer, secretary of the Ningxia Autonomous Region Party Committee, was born in October 1957 (64 years old), and Ying Yong, secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, was born in November 1957 (64 years old). ), all close to the provincial and ministerial retirement age (65 years old). The official did not specify the whereabouts of the three people, nor did the official statement say “other appointments” as the Xinjiang district party secretary Chen Quanguo left his post at the end of last year.
Ying Yong is considered to be a close associate of Xi Jinping. He is from Zhejiang and was born in 1957. In his early years, he served in the political and legal system of the Communist Party of China, and served as the president of the Zhejiang High Court. During his tenure in Zhejiang, he had a relationship with Xi Jinping, and after Xi was transferred to Shanghai in 2007, he also transferred to Shanghai and served as the president of the Shanghai High Court. After Xi Jinping came to power, Ying Yong became a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and head of the organization in 2013, and a year later as deputy secretary (later left as head of organization), and in September 2016, he also served as executive vice mayor. In January 2017, before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Ying Yong became the mayor of Shanghai.
In February 2020, at the peak of the outbreak of the CCP virus (new crown virus) in Wuhan, Hubei, Ying Yong, who was the mayor of Shanghai at that time, was urgently dispatched to Hubei Province to replace Jiang Chaoliang’s position as secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.
Many previous analysts believed that Ying Yong might be promoted to Politburo member and secretary of the new Central Political and Legal Committee at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. However, current affairs commentator Li Lin told The Epoch Times that Ying Yong was not qualified enough to be the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.
The Central Politics and Law Commission is the highest institution in the CCP’s control of the public prosecution and legal system used to persecute human rights. The past four secretaries of the Central Political and Legal Commission were all Jiang-style, ranging from Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkang, Meng Jianzhu to Guo Shengkun.
Responsible editor: Lin Congwen