The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Jiang Hongwei, Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and Deputy Director of the Provincial Supervisory Commission, has fallen from power. This is seen as a key breakthrough by the anti-Xi alliance attempting to pry open old accounts from the period when Li Zhanshu governed Heilongjiang.
When former US President Trump visited Beijing, he personally requested that Xi Jinping release Jimmy Lai, but did not receive a positive response.
After its management was arrested and its assets frozen, Apple Daily was forced to cease publication, with its final issue printing 1 million copies.
The New York Times reported that Li Qianxin, Xi Jinping's sister Qi Qiaoqiao, and Wang Yang's daughter Wang Xisha purchased luxury homes in Hong Kong for a total price exceeding 51 million HKD.
Hong Kong police conducted their first large-scale raid on the headquarters of Next Digital, paving the way for the subsequent closure of Apple Daily.
Li Qianxin has been appointed as Chairman and Executive Director of CCB International; she previously joined the company in 2011.
The New York Times published a report confirming, based on internal Deutsche Bank documents, that Li Qianxin is the daughter of Li Zhanshu, and mentioned her role in pushing the bank to hire her younger sister.
One day after The New York Times sent inquiries, Century Joy, a company under Li Qianxin's name, declared the termination of its business location in Hong Kong.
A New York Times reporter contacted Li Qianxin via Facebook to ask if she would like to respond to an upcoming report.
Li Zhanshu was elected Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.
Driven and spearheaded by Li Zhanshu, the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the decision to amend the constitution, removing the limit that the president of the PRC could serve no more than two consecutive terms.
Cai Huabo has sold the majority of his shares in Taihe Holdings, a move seen as a step toward asset concealment and withdrawal.
The first Politburo meeting after the 19th National Congress adopted relevant regulations requiring Politburo members to submit written performance reports to the CCP Central Committee and the General Secretary annually, further strengthening supreme centralization of power.
Li Zhanshu entered the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), ranking third.
The South China Morning Post published an investigative report by financial columnist Shirley Yam regarding the relationship between Cai Huabo and a close aide to Xi Jinping, but it was subsequently retracted due to "unverifiable insinuations."