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Zero-Tolerance-Sun
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Ahead of CP Congress: Xi cleans up security apparatus

Xi Jinping eliminates several former security chiefs by sending them to prison. In this way, they become a cautionary tale for anyone who questions his power. He has seen the last remaining threats to his position in the inner circle of the police ministry. He wants to bring the apparatus completely under control by the time of the CP Congress.

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Klaus Mühlhahn
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'Xi Jinping has clearly lost power within the party'

In a few weeks, the 20th Party Congress of the CCP will begin. In today's interview, sinologist Klaus Muehlhahn talks about Xi Jinping's personality, the diversity of the Party, and possible opportunities for Germany. The interview was conducted by Michael Radunski.

By Michael Radunski

Xi Jinping und die sechs weiteren Mitglieder des neuen Ständigen Ausschusses des Politbüros der chinesischen KP
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CP Congresses: From consensus to the era of Xi

The party congresses of China's Communists are a forum for socialist grandeur, the forcing through of ideologies. In recent decades, they also stood for an orderly transfer of power. That no longer applies. At the upcoming 20th CP Congress, President Xi Jinping will be elected Chairman for another five years.

By Christiane Kuehl