In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and his wife Peng Liyuan, center right, wave as they arrive at the international airport in Macau, south China, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Chinese President Xi is in Macau to attend celebrations marking the 15th anniversary of its return to China which falls on Saturday, Xinhua reported. (Xinhua, Cheong Kam Ka)
South China Morning Post: Is Xi Jinping protecting himself from an internal threat? China president reshuffles elite security unit
Sources confirm shake-up of Central Security Bureau that protects Communist Party leaders
President Xi Jinping has reshuffled the Central Security Bureau that is in charge of his personal safety, three separate sources have told the South China Morning Post.
Major General Wang Shaojun, the executive deputy commander of the bureau, has been promoted to lead it and also the Central Guard Regiment. The bureau's incumbent commander, Lieutenant General Cao Qing, is being transferred to the Beijing Military Area Command as its deputy commander, the sources said.
The powerful Central Security Bureau is responsible for the safety of top Chinese leaders and the Zhongnanhai compound in central Beijing, where many Communist Party leaders are based.
It directly reports to the general office of Central Committee of the Communist Party.
WNU Editor: It is very rare that any news on China's equivalent of the U.S. Secret Service is made public .... even more so when there are changes. The fact that this has been made public .... albeit only through one Australian news website (a Google news search only showed this story) .... tells me that there are security concerns within President Xi's circle. Why now .... and why the leak .... my betting is that China's anti-corruption campaign has stepped on a lot of toes, and the Chinese leadership are now worried on blow-back and/or reprisals from those who have been impacted by these investigations. Hence the leak and its message .... i.e. China's security officials are ready for any internal threat.
Hat Tip to reader James for this news lead.
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