Online reports claim that Gao Qi, a former subordinate of Ling Jihua and former secretary to Yu Zhengsheng (from Lüliang, Shanxi), will become Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security in 2026, specifically to keep an eye on Wang Xiaohong.
The First Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee has concluded. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli have become the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee. Among them, Li Keqiang is the only representative of the Hu Jintao faction, while the Jiang Zemin faction holds the majority.
Yu Qiangsheng defected to the United States via a CIA-arranged flight through Hong Kong, causing massive tremors within the Chinese Communist Party.