Changan.gov.cn, run by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, updated its leadership roster on September 10, listing Cai Zhaohui as executive director of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
At the end of June 2026, the official website of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission updated its leadership list. Cai Zhaohui, former Vice Governor of Hainan Province and Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, was appointed as the full-time Director of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (at the deputy ministerial level). This is interpreted as a signal that political and legal power is being reclaimed from Chen Wenqing and Wang Xiaohong.
The Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress issued an announcement removing Cai Chaohui from his posts as Vice Governor and Director of the Public Security Bureau due to a job reassignment.