Xi Jinping's powerful rival, General Liu Yuan, son of Liu Shaoqi, still controls 30,000 Beijing armed police troops!
This video discusses the background of Liu Yuan, the son of Liu Shaoqi, and his strong influence within the military and police (Public Security) systems. The host points out that Liu Yuan, a full general and former political commissar of the People's Armed Police, may control 30,000 to 40,000 corps-level armed police troops in Beijing, exerting a restraining yet protective effect on Xi Jinping in high-level politics.
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Hello, viewers and friends. Let me report some news to you. Now, to my understanding, this son of Liu Shaoqi, Liu Yuan—this person is often mentioned by everyone, and he is a full general. He originally came from the armed police background; he went to the armed police after the year 2000, or perhaps the early 1990s. He started out in Henan, becoming the vice governor of Henan Province at a very young age. I even had a brief encounter with him back in the 1990s.
When Liu was still in Zhengzhou, Henan, what kind of person was Liu Yuan? His strength in the military is extremely strong. He originally controlled the armed police and served as the political commissar of the entire armed police force. Moreover, the most important thing is that he is the son of Liu Shaoqi. Let me introduce Liu Yuan to you; Liu Yuan is a formidable person. He is completely different from Xi Jinping; he does not rely on his father. Everyone should not think that Liu Yuan relies on his father—he does not rely on his father at all. In 1977, after being overthrown during the Cultural Revolution, Liu Shaoqi was overthrown and the entire family was in a terrible state. Then his mother was also locked up in a Beijing prison, her life or death unknown. Liu Yuan is about two years older than Xi Jinping and was still very young.
Then, after the resumption of the gaokao in 1977, Liu Yuan was admitted to Beijing Normal—Capital Normal University, it seems—and he was formally admitted through the exams. Unlike Xi Jinping, who entered through the back door to study at Tsinghua, Liu Yuan passed the exams. After being admitted, he started from the grassroots level. Before the gaokao, he worked as an industrial worker in a factory. After working for a few years, when the gaokao was resumed and he passed well, he was assigned to Henan, starting from the grassroots. At that time, after Deng Xiaoping rehabilitated Liu Shaoqi, Liu Yuan stayed in the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee for a period and later became the governor of Henan Province. He served as vice governor around 1988.
After that, around 1993 or so, when I met Liu Yuan, he was still in Zhengzhou, Henan. I met him in Zhengzhou. There was a very famous person in Zhengzhou back then named Wang Huaizhou of Asia (Yaxia), who was one of China's earliest and most formidable entrepreneurs. I always remember these people because I met them in Zhengzhou. Later, around 1993 or 1994, Liu Yuan went to the armed police force. Once he arrived at the armed police, he stayed there all along, eventually becoming the political commissar of the armed police. His current status within the armed police is extremely high.
Liu Yuan holds a very high status within the People's Armed Police. The current anti-Xi faction is likely led by him, likely led by him. One is Deng, and the other is Deng Pufang; these two families, the Communist Party ranks by seniority and lineage. The seniority and lineage of these two families are extremely high, especially Liu Shaoqi's lineage and seniority are extremely high; his family's seniority is extremely high, even Deng Xiaoping's is not as high as Liu Shaoqi's. Under these circumstances, Liu Yuan's status within the People's Armed Police is extremely high. I believe that he should be able to control the People's Armed Police force. The People's Armed Police force is completely different from the regular military. At its peak, the entire People's Armed Police force had around 600,000 personnel distributed across major cities, all controlled by the People's Armed Police. Because regular police forces are limited, the People's Armed Police are different; their weapons and equipment are also different. On the one hand, they mainly control social public order, and also prevent and respond to earthquake relief. It is completely different in nature from the regular military, but there are roughly 30,000 to 40,000 People's Armed Police troops stationed in Beijing in large numbers. The guards of various embassies are all personnel from the People's Armed Police. The People's Armed Police control the entire urban area; the regular military cannot enter Beijing at will, while the People's Armed Police firmly control the public order of Beijing. There are about 30,000 to 40,000 people in various aspects of Beijing. The People's Armed Police in Beijing form an entire force; unlike ordinary units, it is a corps-level unit.
Therefore, I think this time regarding Wu Chunhua's incident, Liu Yuan must have stepped forward to protect Wu Chunhua. At the time Wu Chunhua was arrested, Xi Jinping currently operates in such a way that after arresting people, especially these high-ranking officials, they are not announced immediately after arrest; they are detained for some time. Zhang Youxia was also like this; Zhang Youxia was arrested in December and held for about a month. Under such circumstances, Wu Chunhua was the same at the time; after being arrested, it was not made public, and only those at the upper levels knew about it. This matter is very likely due to Liu Yuan. I think only Liu Yuan, who comes from a People's Armed Police background, has his confidants controlling some of the People's Armed Police units underneath. Among the People's Armed Police, throughout the entire Chinese People's Armed Police force, his prestige is the highest. Because the People's Armed Police force itself is a new one, not existing from earlier times, it is different from the regular military. He later attained the rank of general, which is the highest military rank in the People's Armed Police.
As for Xi Jinping, I believe Xi Jinping must have opponents, and this opponent is most likely Liu Yuan. Furthermore, Liu Yuan probably played a role in the overall defense of Beijing, especially in the internal defense within Beijing city. Xi Jinping may also have certain apprehensions about him, as he is one of the anti-Xi forces. This is currently the most headache-inducing problem Xi Jinping might face, because this force is right inside Beijing city, and he may not necessarily be able to firmly control it; it is an independent force. If you were to say regular troops charge into Beijing city, then things would blow up big. Moreover, if the People's Armed Police force wanted to stir up trouble in Beijing, it would be very easy because their garrison points are right in Beijing. If they wanted to find a way to storm certain official residences, Xi Jinping is in Beijing, and his subordinates are also in Beijing. Under these circumstances, everyone's strength might be balanced. Furthermore, the People's Armed Police is an independent system; it is not controlled by the regular military, nor is it controlled by the police (Public Security), it is a completely independent and self-contained system.
Anyway, let me analyze this for everyone: Liu Yuan was born in 1951, so he should be about two years older than Xi Jinping. This person still has some real power. Now, it is possible that Xi Jinping himself has some reservations because someone has stepped forward. Usually, everyone might be relatively invisible—you do your thing, I do mine. He cannot resort to force, and I believe that Liu Yuan's protection, his security detail, must be provided by the People's Armed Police (PAP), not the Zhongnanhai guards. Another point is that many of the so-called political elders' security details might involve the PAP. This includes the guards at the entrances of various ministries across Beijing; they should be handled by the PAP. So, if the PAP were to get involved, and if someone like Liu Yuan were to step forward, then Xi Jinping's ability to control them would be weaker. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly because if the PAP were to stage a coup, Xi Jinping would not be able to withstand it. The entire Beijing PAP force consists of 30,000 to 40,000 troops at the corps level; everyone can look this up to verify. This was told to me by a Beijing official. It is a corps-level unit, belonging to an independent force. You see, the 80-something Group Army of the Central Theater Command and these other units are all on the outskirts of Beijing. The ones who actually control Beijing city are the PAP forces. Alright, I will stop here for this topic. Thank you all for watching, and we will see you in the next one.