Thursday, May 17, 2012

More Dissent In China's Leadership?



China Veterans Urge Sacking Of Politician Zhou Yongkang -- BBC

A group of veteran Communist Party members in China have written to President Hu Jintao to ask him to sack leading politician Zhou Yongkang.

Mr Zhou is currently in charge of China's security apparatus.

In an open letter to President Hu, the party's general secretary, the veterans suggest Mr Zhou is part of a movement to revive the China of Mao Zedong.

Speculation has been growing about the future of Mr Zhou since the downfall of another top politician, Bo Xilai.

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More News On Growing Dissent in China's Leadership

16 Retired Chinese Communist Party Officials Call for 2 Leaders to Step Down - New York Times
Open petition calls for Chinese leader's resignation -- L.A. Times
Communist Party Veterans In China Demand Security Head Zhou Yongkang Quit -- International Business Times
It Looks A Lot Like China's Security Head Is About To Be Ousted -- Business Insider
As China Security Czar Loses Power, Communist Party Newspaper Touts ‘Political Reform’ -- Epoch Times
Report: Chinese Security Chief Zhou Yongkang Forced to Hand Over Power -- NTD
Petition Seeks Zhou Yongkang’s Resignation -- China Digital Times
Growing Uncertainty at the Top in Beijing -- Dean Cheng, Heritage Foundation
China: Trouble at the top? -- Damian Grammaticas, BBC

My Comment: Many of these Chinese veterans and former leaders suffered under Mao. the last thing that they want to see is any revival or return to that cult of personality and the disastrous policies that it spawned. My prediction .... we are witnessing the start of a purge.

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