The fate of at least four of the 205 “full” members of the Central Committee’s jobs hangs in the balance as a result of the two officials ‘ replacements, as well as former members of the PLA Rocket Force, commander, Li Yuchao, and political commander Xu Zhongbo.
Beijing did not explain the removal, but the unusual change in major diplomatic and military posts that occurred shortly after their visits pointed to serious crime.
In a chamber, when the management typically discloses progress on investigations into top leaders, the expected ambiguity does not bode well for Beijing, which is an obvious sign that Beijing has sought to buy time for what might be seen as big embarrassments.
The purges were likely to involve soul-searching in Beijing on the screening procedures for major cadres, which were frequently used by the group as evidence of the strength of its social system, according to a social researcher at Peking University who did not want to be identified.
According to state media company Xinhua, Xi has individually reviewed the record of all Central Committee people since the 2017 19th party congress. He is intensely involved in the screening process.
In order to ensure the most” worthy, loyal, and clear cadres” were chosen, Xi was also informed “many times” in the lead-up to both the 19th and 20th party congresses, according to the reports.
However, it appears that the procedure is no completely [corruption-proof] despite his personal attention. He may undoubtedly direct the staff in charge to look at what went wrong and find solutions to make it perfect, the scholar said.
The National People’s Congress ( NPC ) opens a window for Beijing to address these unresolved issues, including the possibility of appointing a new foreign minister to replace Wang Yi, whose abrupt replacement of Qin Gang last year was largely seen as an indicator of a crisis mode in China’s diplomacy.
In addition, Beijing has not yet promoted defense secretary Dong Jun, who succeeded Li Shangfu, to the full divisions. Dong is a member of the CMC but has yet to be a status councillor. If the group chooses to give him both titles, on line with his predecessors, during the upcoming NPC period.
Because Li Shangfu and Qin Gang were both express ministers, according to Neil Thomas, a fellow for Taiwanese politicians at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, was anticipated that their succeeding candidates would carry this higher-ranking place.
” If the new defense secretary or foreign secretary does not also be a status council, it will render them less effective leaders and suggest that Xi does not fully believe them,” he said. However, it’s difficult to predict whether this change will occur at the two classes because of the rising uncertainty of personnel moves in Xi’s next term.
The visit of a new foreign minister and the development of a new foreign and defense secretary to a state council was” a good starting point because it would give a clear political indication that these new leaders have the party’s best leader’s support,” according to the Peking University political researcher.
For Beijing to control conflicts with the United States and deal with local areas like the Taiwan Strait,  , South China Sea, and Korean island, politics and defense are two necessary tools. Foreign diplomats and military personnel can communicate with their Chinese counterparts in accordance with established protocol, according to the scientist.
He added that a perfect end to this string of massacres in China’s political and defense corps could only occur following the meeting of the Central Committee because the party’s leading decision-making body had to approve the party’s final decisions regarding the removal of their Central Committee account and the findings of the alleged administrative problems of the senior officials.
A key component of that next plenum’s role is to create a quarterly economic plan, which, like the personnel purges, may also affect the overall direction for the following two sessions, when Li Qiang will give the government work report.
However, experts have speculated about a different reason for the plenum’s delay, saying that Beijing considered that the causes of China’s financial difficulties are complicated and necessitate a subtle approach, so the command needs more time to examine the facts and come up with a practical approach.