Political Purge · Full chronicle and history

In his program on September 19, 2026, Hu Liren stated that Xi Jinping has continued high-pressure purges within the party this year, arresting over 1.2 million officials at all levels.

The Party Committee of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges held a meeting, openly calling for the resolute eradication of Bi Jingquan's pernicious influence.

Du Ling, former vice chairperson of the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, is under investigation. This follows closely after the leadership reshuffle at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, indicating that the trade union system is being purged.

The program's review stated that in March 2026, Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua was placed on a purge list related to the 20th CCP Central Committee members.

At the closing ceremony of a major CCP meeting, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the venue by security guards in full view of the public, marking the complete bankruptcy of political norms such as inter-generational succession designation.

On December 22, 2014, the Standing Committee of the CCP Central Committee's Politburo announced that it had placed Ling Jihua, then head of the United Front Work Department, under investigation; nine days later, Sun Chunlan succeeded him as head of the United Front Work Department.