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Reuters: Hu Jintao Agreed to Investigate Ling Jihua.

Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews The investigation of Ling Jihua, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Hu Jintao's aid, had outsiders believe Xi Jinping was targeting Hu and his cronies. Reuters, however, recently cited sources that negate this claim. Sources also revealed that Hu agreed to and supported the investigation when consulted. Ling Jihua, a member of the Youth League Faction, also known as Tuanpai, was be an aid of Hu Jintao. His post as head of the party's General Office of the Central CCP Committee had him seen as Hu's crony. The investigation of Ling made people concerned over the relationship between Ling, Hu and the Tuanpai. Reuters reported "In investigating Ling, Xi was not targeting Hu," one individual with ties to the leadership said. The source said, "Hu did not (try to) block the investigation. He agreed to and supported it when consulted." Hu stepped down as party and military chief in 2012 and as state president in 2013. It is the first clean handover of power since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, added Reuters. Beijing politics watcher Hua Po, "The Zhou family and the Ling family have all transferred profits using relatives and subordinates as the conveyer belt. The Tuanpai has relatively less profit transfer or perhaps because they were all in one system; So Xi Jinping will not attack Tuanpai or target Hu Jintao. Xi's status today has benefited greatly from Hu's complete handover of power." Hong Kong's Economic Daily News reported that Hu Jintao reiterated long ago that Ling was never "one of his own" even though Ling had been his secretary and manager. However, Ming Pao Daily News pointed out that Ling has won Hu's trust. Ling was once expected to enter the core supreme power of the CCP. So, which faction does Ling Jihua belong to? Commentator Xia Xiaoqiang analyzed in his article: Ling's father, Linghu Ye was close to Bo Yibo, Bo Xilai's father. Ling Jihua was transferred from Tuanpai to the party's General Office. However Hu Jintao was very careful and conservative. Without Bo Yibo's powerful family support at his back, Ling wouldn't have been promoted to the central authority. Xia Xiaoqiang does not believe Ling Jihua can be simply categorized into a faction because the regime's Communist system and operation is full of deception and trade. But, at the least Ling was aligning with former CCP leader Jiang Zemin and former Politburo Standing Committee member, Zhou Yongkang, because he pushed the overseas persecution of Falun Gong as head of the United Front. The Dec. 29 issue of China Economic Weekly, had an article: "The end of corruption for a family and his circle of friends". The article reported the inevitable downfall of Ling's family along with the drawing up of the anti-corruption net. A quake in Shanxi officialdom has led the downfall of 7 sub-provincial officials between February and August. Ling's family was unraveled in the tangled relationships among these officials. Xinhua News Agency reported on its Weibo that Xi Jinping told the Politburo meeting: no gang, group or clique can be tolerated in the party. Hua Po, "Among the party disputes, Xi wants to form his own centralized authoritarian. He has to defeat each vested interest group and break through them to remove the barriers. That's why he's attacking each family of power and influence, such as the power sectors or local warlords." However, commentator Lan Su believes the downfall of Ling is closely related to the delay in concluding Zhou's case. Lan Su: "The investigation on Ling Jihua, I believe, is mainly for the ultimate settlement of Zhou's case. Zhou's case has yet to be concluded. It clearly shows that the Beijing leadership is faced with many difficulties which need a breakthrough. Ling Jihua is obviously the point to break through." Before Ling was under investigation, two major events took place in the Beijing political arena. First, 37 top officers of the Chinese military collectively pledged allegiance to Xi Jinping; Second, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection deployed inspection teams to be stationed in 7 government sectors such as the United Front Department and the Office of the CPC Central Committee. The outside world believes all these signs show the "Tiger Campaign" has entered the close combat phase. Lan Su believes investigating Ling will result in further purges of senior officials and interest groups. This is expected to continue to hinder the conclusion of Zhou Yongkang's case. 《神韵》2014世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/

• published: 02 Jan 2015
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