Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, attends the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2017.
BBC: Top Chinese officials 'plotted to overthrow Xi Jinping'
A top Chinese official has claimed several high-ranking members of the Communist Party had plotted to seize power from President Xi Jinping.
These party members have since been arrested or jailed in a wide-reaching corruption crackdown launched by Mr Xi.
Some observers have said the crackdown was used to conduct a political purge of Mr Xi's opponents.
The latest claim of a power struggle appears to contradict the Communist Party's unified image.
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WNU Editor: Apparently 18 of 205 members in the Central Committee have been purged in the past year .... China anti-corruption purge hits Central Committee members (Financial Times). Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is the official who made this announcement .... and this surprises me because the Chinese elite do not reveal their dirty laundry for everyone to see. So why this done on purpose .... or a slip-up .... we shall see.
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China is not a stable country See the former Yugoslavia for reference.
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