Hu Liren: The Power Struggle Between the Princelings and Xi Jinping

This episode discusses the escalating conflict between the princelings and Xi Jinping, particularly against the backdrop of their fallout after Xi amended the constitution. The video analyzes how Xi is suppressing the influence of the princelings within the military and industry associations, revealing that anti-Xi factions within the princelings are gradually forming, posing a potential challenge to Xi's rule, and highlighting how the discontent among certain key generals could trigger military turmoil. In addition, the video looks ahead to the future trajectory of internal struggles within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), suggesting that Xi's autocratic rule faces significant risks.

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Full text: Hello everyone, today I want to talk to you about a very intense topic. During this period, I have also resumed contact with some friends in China.

First, I will show you a photo, everyone can take a look at this photo. The photo features Xi Yuanping, Wang Jun, Wang Jun's younger brother, and many photos of other princelings. You probably cannot see this photo online. Xi Yuanping is Xi Yuanping, this is Wang Jun, Wang Jun's younger brother, and Wang Zheng's two sons, and the people in the back are all princelings. The photo was taken around 2014 or 2015, when He Long's wife passed away. When everyone went to take the photo, Xi Jinping had actually just come to power not long before.

I have known for a long time about the communication between Xi Jinping and the princelings, which was mainly conducted through his younger brother, Xi Yuanping. Xi Yuanping acted like a messenger and a negotiator, communicating with these princelings. Of course, Xi Jinping himself also personally participated in some important communications. When Xi Jinping came to power, these princelings were the ones supporting him, and at that time he promised all the princelings that the structure of the Communist Party could not be changed, and the interests of all the princelings could not be changed, while he never mentioned his intention to amend the constitution for his own interests.

At the time, he merely indicated that he would step forward as the representative of the princelings, because back then there were not many princelings in the upper echelons, and it was mainly the Communist Youth League faction controlling the administrative affairs of the Communist Party. The military was still basically controlled by the princelings at that time. After Xi Jinping came to power, by 2018, when he amended the constitution, he suddenly fell out with these princelings, creating a massive situation.

Following this fallout, everyone can see that some generals in the Chinese military are being dealt with today, which is actually a purge of these people among the princelings. Among these generals, many have connections to the princelings and belong to personnel controlled by the princelings. Therefore, Xi Jinping's complete elimination of these people is essentially thoroughly striking down the princelings' influence in the military. However, in this process, the influence of the princelings still remains, and Xi Jinping has also been planting his own people among them.

Now the situation regarding the control of the princelings has changed. Xi Jinping has begun to control the princelings' influence in the military, and recently the CCP Central Committee and the State Council issued documents to clean up industry associations. The princelings hold significant control in both the military and various industry associations. The military lacks money and still needs to make money through various industry associations. Now Xi Jinping is first striking down the princelings in the military, and then cracking down on the people in the industry associations.

After the princelings in trade associations were taken down, these princelings lost their sources of wealth. Currently, Xi Jinping is sending the princelings to prison one by one because they pose a great threat to him. Moreover, Xi Jinping does not fully know how many princelings still remain in the military.

Therefore, the current internal struggle within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is extremely fierce, especially during Xi Jinping's trip to North Korea, when he was very afraid that certain events would erupt, though he eventually suppressed the situation. Next, the situation may continue to develop; many princelings do not accept this and they have real backbone, because their parents all came through battles and will absolutely never allow Xi Jinping to completely control this country.

Since Mao Zedong, the Communist Party has always practiced collective leadership. It is precisely because of collective leadership that the princelings were able to acquire massive resources and control the country. Yet today, Xi Jinping has seized all of these resources. The internal struggle of the Communist Party is extremely fierce, and the next step may involve those people under Xi, who will be purged. Xi Jinping's autocracy within the party carries huge risks, and control is not as simple as imagined.

Recently, a friend and I discussed when China will change. Many princelings are holding back a bellyful of anger in their hearts; they are extremely dissatisfied with Xi Jinping's control, and a powerful anti-Xi force is forming behind the scenes. These people are definitely not figures who can be dealt with easily; they have their own military power and control grassroots military units.

Some time ago, people mentioned turmoil appearing in the military, and indeed quite a few military personnel are dissatisfied with Xi Jinping. Many people in the current military do not obey; if the external environment changes and the grassroots ordinary people start to protest once and for all, the princelings may start to act, and the military might march straight to Beijing to directly overthrow the current Xi Jinping regime.

What Xi Jinping fears most is external factors. Once an external conflict arises, his control over the military may fail. In addition, Xi Jinping's control over the military is also gradually weakening, and the control over military ammunition is extremely strict. But if a wartime state is entered, the situation will be completely different.

Next, small-scale but effective counterattacks may occur within the CCP. These counterattacks may target Xi Jinping or his influential subordinates. The current situation of the Communist Party is extremely critical; what Xi Jinping controls is only the central army and the media. What ordinary people see is entirely the image he has constructed, but the grassroots situation may be vastly different.

If the military begins to act, the situation may transform very rapidly, and it is even possible that a single call will meet with a thousand responses, forming a wave of protests. Once many people rise in revolt, Xi Jinping's position may become precarious. Xi Jinping has already lost popular support in the military, and many arrested generals still exist, meaning that reshuffling the military is actually not easy.

In the current Communist Party, what everyone is looking forward to is that a sudden change might happen at some point. The princelings are already very clear that Xi Jinping wants to move toward family-based control. Once the Xi dynasty is established, the interests of all princelings will be stripped away, and they might even be completely wiped out.

In the current central leadership, it is already difficult to see the figures of princelings, and almost all important positions are occupied by the younger generation. If the Xi family continues to rule, the entire group of princelings may vanish. Hopefully, we will see some new changes in the future; once a major event occurs, it will be very difficult for Xi Jinping to manage the aftermath.

Thank you for watching, and see you next time.