Xi Jinping Makes His Move! Beijing Launches a Full-Scale Purge of the CCP's Red Second Generation!

This episode is hosted by Hu Liren, who discusses the news emerging from Beijing that Xi Jinping has begun a comprehensive crackdown and purge of the CCP's "red second generation" (descendants of revolutionary leaders). The video reviews the historical background of how the red second generation accumulated massive assets and controlled key industries and associations since the Reform and Opening-up, and analyzes Xi Jinping's motives for purging them to mitigate risks in power succession and establish a family dynasty. At the same time, the host points out that the red second generation possesses significant challenging power due to their control over the military, intermarriage networks, and family influence, while Xi Jinping's recent reduction in public appearances and changes in his physical condition have added complexity to the power struggle.

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Hello, viewers. I am here to report some news. Word has come out of Beijing that Xi Jinping has begun what is being called a "rectification"—or rather, a purge—of all the CCP's red second generation. He is using the pretext of anti-corruption to clean out these people within the Communist Party. As everyone knows, since the beginning of the Reform and Opening-up in the 1980s, these red second generation individuals have lined their pockets. In the 80s and 90s, many ordinary people had nothing to eat and many were laid off. Prices had started to rise, but the income of ordinary people in the 80s was still only a few dozen yuan.

Later, in the late 80s and early 90s, the state-owned system reform began, which meant layoffs. So, at that time, almost all Chinese people—except for those who were civil servants, who generally wouldn't be laid off, or those in large state-owned units, like large state-owned enterprises in industries such as oil—were affected. Other industries were almost all subject to layoffs at the time. So, the so-called layoffs involved the vast majority of Chinese people back then. Some entire families were laid off collectively; they didn't work in civil service units or large enterprises, and some large enterprises even shut down. There were many steel mills and large enterprises where, in the past, an entire city relied on that one enterprise, and once it went under, it closed down completely.

For example, let me give you an example: Angang (Anshan Iron and Steel). I once visited Anshan in Liaoning, and the layoffs at Angang were severe. The same goes for Nangang (Nanjing Iron and Steel), and so on; later, Nangang also disappeared. These are all part of the history of the Communist Party at that time.

At that time, the second-generation red elites (hong er dai) were making money hand over fist, living very comfortable lives. Back in the 1980s, their wealth was already measured in the tens of millions, some even in the hundreds of millions—an unimaginable sum at the time. For the average Chinese person, being a 'ten-thousand-yuan household' (wan yuan hu) was a big deal; if you had 10,000 yuan in savings, you were considered quite remarkable in the 80s.

Even into the early 90s, many ordinary people couldn't afford enough to eat, and some were forced into truly pitiful situations. This is a dark side of history that the Chinese public is reluctant to bring up, but it cannot be avoided. Many families were forced into lives of crime or prostitution because they had no way to put food on the table, with children and elderly parents to support. In those circumstances, they were truly driven to it.

Later on, these wealthy elites, having made their fortunes in the 80s and 90s, almost completely controlled every sector and industry in China. Many families at that time came to dominate these industries.

Gradually, every sector in China was carved up; this was the division of resources, the carving up of resources by the second-generation red elites. As everyone is well aware, for example, the Li Tong family carved up and controlled the power sector; the vast majority of the power system was under their control. Last year, Xi Jinping did something—what was it? He issued a directive to 'clean up' industry associations. At that time, these second-generation red elites actually controlled these industry associations, and the heads of these associations were often these very people. Take the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, for example—do you know who the real Party Secretary is? It’s not the Minister, nor the official Party Secretary, but the leaders of the environmental industry associations. Xi Jinping's younger brother is the president of the environmental industry association in China, and he controls the entire environmental industry. Of course, that is his family, and there are other families that control the power association, various other associations—textile associations, you name it—all controlled by these second-generation red elites. Some say the second-generation red elites are an entire conglomerate, potentially controlled by a few or even a dozen families across these industries.

Back then, I had done some work and shared with everyone that I was certain Xi Jinping would move toward establishing a 'Xi family dynasty.' Therefore, what he was doing was necessary; he had to firmly control every industry. Secondly, in the process of Xi Jinping's 'familialization' of the state, his greatest opponents—his greatest pressure and rivals—were these second-generation red elites. These people have the ability to challenge him. So, when he moved to control and 'clean up' the so-called industry associations, he was essentially taking a knife to these people. But these people are hard to target; they have the full capacity to challenge Xi Jinping. In this context, look at what happened last year; if you connect the dots, it is very likely that these events are linked. For instance, take Zhang Youxia. Zhang Youxia has extensive social connections and influence within the military. He also holds significant sway among the second-generation red elites. Under these circumstances, in the second half of last year, when Xi Jinping began to target the industry associations, it likely touched upon the interests of many second-generation red and military elites, because their parents, like Xi Jinping's parents, were the ones who 'conquered the country.' This country does not belong solely to the Xi family, but in order to unify power and gain total control over the nation to establish his 'Xi family dynasty,' Xi Jinping must take action against these second-generation red and military elites, wipe out all their assets, and perhaps even throw them all in prison or eliminate them entirely, so that they have no ability to resist.

In this situation, therefore, now Xi Jinping has already started to make his move. News has already come out of Beijing that many of the princelings (red second generation) have begun to be placed under control. Under what pretext are they doing this? It is by tracing their assets accumulated throughout the entire reform and opening-up period, asking them where these assets came from. In reality, this is entirely political. If Xi Jinping wants to establish his next-generation dynasty, he cannot achieve it without doing this, because these people are the ones truly capable of challenging him in the future, posing an absolute and powerful threat to his power and his family's power. Therefore, he must clear these people away. Consequently, it is now expected that in the coming months, Xi Jinping will heavily target these princelings, and the princelings themselves possess intricate, intertwined relationships. Xi Jinping's family is a special case; Xi Jinping's family is an exception. As far as I understand, princelings often intermarry—many of them have marital ties of this nature. Xi Jinping is the exception; his wife has no princeling background. Look at where she comes from, she comes from singing and dancing, from the political work troupe. Xi Jinping's younger brother's marriage also lacks this princeling connection. However, within the Communist Party, there are many families that intermarry; you intermarry with me, and I with someone else. For example, if there were many siblings in the past, it was often the case that one had ties to a certain general's family, while another had ties to a certain leader's family, all bound by such marital histories. Therefore, these complex and intertwined relationships have cemented their power quite severely. In other words, if you offend one family, you are likely to offend many families. Furthermore, these families have been connected for a long time, and they share business and interest intersections, making it rather difficult for Xi Jinping. Now, Xi Jinping has already taken action, and has begun cleaning up the people from these princeling families.

I think that when you purge others, others will also start to counterattack. Under these circumstances, will he face various challenges? Because Xi Jinping has now reached the point—he originally thought his position was very secure, but what was the turning point? It was his trip to India, which was a rather major turning point. He originally thought he could hold on for another decade or eight years, for another two or three terms, but judging from the current situation, it is very difficult for him. Have you all noticed how much Xi Jinping's face is maintained? Look, for a period of time he appeared almost every day, today here, tomorrow there, but now it's different, now it is different. After he went back, it seems he only came out once right before National Day—didn't he go to the Monument to the People's Heroes to present a flower basket, and the next day hold a National Day reception? He only appeared that once. Afterward, for this period of time—look, it's already been about ten-plus days—he hasn't appeared even once. Therefore, I have long told everyone that from now on, Xi Jinping's public appearances will be very few, because his health has obviously and suddenly declined, and he can no longer sustain intensive government activities.

For someone like him, look, right now he is purging the Red Second Generation, and purging the Red Second Generation is the hardest task. You might say it's easy to purge those from the Communist Youth League faction—they don't have powerful backgrounds, and even if they have some background, compared to the Red Second Generation, they don't have real power within the Communist Party, meaning they lack military authority. But the Red Second Generation and the Military Second Generation are different: they hold military authority and real power, and within the entire Communist Party system, if you pull at one thread, you might find countless threads connected together. This is completely different from administrative officials. If you want to take down an administrative official—say, a provincial party secretary or a governor—you can do so whenever you want, as these people rose from the grassroots. Even if some of them have parents in government or official connections, such backgrounds are completely different from those of the elite Red Second Generation at the top. The elite Red Second Generation we are talking about refers to the lineages of the veteran Politburo members, the oldest cohort of the CCP Central Committee from the past, as well as the military figures from the founding of the regime—the Ten Marshals, the senior generals. These are the people who can be said to have conquered the country for the Communist Party. Moreover, they are extraordinarily bold; throughout the Communist Party's history of warfare, many of these families suffered casualties. In the past, many in the Communist Party were basically bandits, and their whole families were involved. It was never just one individual; for instance, if you look at a certain general, it's very likely that three or four members of his family fought alongside the Communist Party in the past. Therefore, these people are much harder to deal with. Xi Jinping is moving against them right now—the so-called several hundred families we often talk about. What Xi Jinping is facing now is gnawing on the hardest bone. He has no choice; his health is poor right now, and what happens when his health is poor? He now faces an upcoming transition of power. Under these circumstances, he must eliminate all potential risks for the next power handover. And the greatest challenges come from the Second Generation and the Military Second Generation—these clans he is targeting now. So in the coming period, it is very likely that things will emerge from within the Communist Party. The discipline inspection commissions will issue announcements daily about so-and-so being arrested. If you trace their family lines, you will immediately discover that these people are Red Second Generation, Military Second Generation, or even the Third Generation.

All right, we will wrap up this topic here. Thank you, everyone. Please keep an eye on what I've discussed and see if some new news emerges from the Communist Party in the coming days. Thank you for watching, and see you on the next show.