习下台。马兴瑞出席城市工作会议。徐启方的派系，背书下任总书记是谁？

 

习下台。马兴瑞出席城市工作会议。徐启方的派系，背书下任总书记是谁？

大家好，
我突然想起来要找一找马兴瑞有没有参加城市工作会议。
马兴瑞还真的出席了城市工作会议。
我感觉马兴瑞也挺没有存在感的。
因为这次城市工作会议规格挺高，直接开成政治局扩大会议。
所有的政治局常委和委员除了何卫东，都出席了。
好像韩正没有出席，没有看到韩正。
马兴瑞在政治局委员里面排名第一，因为是按照姓氏笔画排名的。
马兴瑞前面还有丁薛祥和习近平，他们两个人排在马兴瑞前面
因为他们的笔画更是， 但是丁薛祥和习近平都是常委。
所以马兴瑞是所有非常委的政治局委员里面排名第一。

但是我感觉也没有人关注马兴瑞啊。新疆书记说拿下就拿下了。
一般分析会安排一个小组长的虚职，闲职给马兴瑞挂着。
还不能是小组长，估计是一个副组长。
比如说刘淇卸任北京市委书记之后，担任了半年的文明委副主任。
陈全国卸任了新疆党委书记之后，半年才以农村小组副组长的身份出席会议。
然后没几个月20大就退休了。

也就是说现在也不知道给没给马兴瑞安排工作。
即便安排了，可能也不公布。也可能就没安排，也没人知道。
也就是说，马兴瑞比李干杰还惨，李干杰还有一个统战部长职位。
马兴瑞什么都没有。
所有的政治局委员都是兼任职务，比如说马兴瑞旁边的尹力就是兼任北京市委书记。
只有马兴瑞失业了，没有任何的兼职。
至少暂时没有公开，反正就是半下岗的状态。
肯定和刘淇或者陈全国一样的状态，即便安排也是闲职，虚职。
但是偏偏又通知马兴瑞参加会议，这算是政治局扩大会议。
马兴瑞肯定是有资格参加的。
所以共产党都是有党性没人性。
但是想开点，失业了起码比去秦城好啊。
我们看一下他们的顺序特别奇怪啊。
马兴瑞，尹力，刘国中，李书磊，何立峰，张国清，陈吉宁，袁家军，刘金国
然后右边是王毅，石泰峰，李干杰，李鸿忠，张又侠，陈文清，陈敏尔，黄坤明，王小洪
习近平不把张又侠抓了，张又侠在这里开会，就是说明习近平不行。
不单是张又侠在，张升民和刘振立也在开会。
现在军委除了习近平，就剩下三个人。张又侠，张升民，刘振立。
这三个人习近平一个也动不了，就说明习近平对军队已经完全插不上手了。

没有枪杆子，就没有一切，之前有网友说的好。
党内就是开一次会的事情而已。只不过现在没有开四中全会。
只要开四中全会，习近平就官宣下台了。
现在就看四中全会这一哆嗦了。

政治局委员做的顺序特别怪，他是左右穿插着来的。
也就是说是横着来的，是马兴瑞，王毅，尹力，石泰峰
这样的顺序。
然后何卫东被抓了之后，本来是何卫东坐何立峰位置。
现在何立峰顶替了何卫东的座位。
本来何立峰应该坐在右边，现在改成坐在左边了。
何立峰后面所有人都换了位置了。
何卫东在的时候，本来坐在左边的政治局委员，现在都换到右边了
本来坐在右边的政治局委员都换到左边了。
乾坤大挪移，就因为少了一个政治局委员。
最后刘金国和王小洪就是唯二的两个非政治局委员的中央书记处书记。
其实以前中共是有过候补政治局委员的。
现在刘金国和王小洪就相当于两名候补政治局委员。

美澳联手应对中共军力扩张

面对中共持续增强的军事力量，美国与澳大利亚在澳大利亚展开了迄今为止规模最大的联合军事演习“护身军刀2025”，以展示维护印太地区和平与稳定的坚定意志。这项两年一度的演习于2025年在澳大利亚举行，上一次为2023年。今年的演习规模空前，吸引了来自美国、澳大利亚及创纪录的19个伙伴国家的3万多名军人参与。演习首次整合海、陆、空、太空及网络空间部队，行动覆盖澳大利亚数千公里领土及巴布亚新几内亚，展现多领域协同作战能力。演习旨在“回应中共在印太地区的军事扩张”，凸显美澳同盟的战略威慑力。

“护身军刀2025”开幕与威慑目标

“护身军刀2025”于周日在悉尼港澳大利亚海军“阿德莱德号”军舰的飞行甲板上以隆重仪式拉开序幕。美国陆军太平洋地区副司令乔尔·B·沃威尔中将在仪式上发表讲话，阐述演习的双重目标：确保各国在危机时具备快速反应能力，同时通过强大军事存在威慑潜在冲突。沃威尔强调：“我们的目标是做好准备，以应对国家需求，同时通过威慑确保和平，因为我们最终追求的是避免战争。”此次演习“展示美澳同盟在印太地区的联合应对能力”，旨在向中共传递明确信号。

实弹演练与多国协同作战

演习于周一进入陆地训练阶段，澳大利亚部队首次试射美制M142高机动性火炮火箭系统（“海马斯”，HIMARS），在澳大利亚东部昆士兰州进行实弹演练。美国及新加坡军队也操作各自的“海马斯”发射器，展示多国协同作战能力。“海马斯”实弹演练“针对中共可能的区域威胁”，凸显演习的实战导向。演习覆盖多领域，包括海上舰艇机动、空中联合巡航及网络防御演练，旨在提升盟友间的协同作战效能。澳大利亚国防工业部长帕特·康罗伊（Pat Conroy）在接受国内媒体采访时表示，中共侦察船监视“护身军刀2025”并不意外，此前演习也曾被中共监控，反映区域紧张局势。

中共海军活动与区域稳定挑战

今年2月，中共海军舰艇在澳大利亚附近国际水域开展活动，部分舰艇绕澳大利亚航行，并进行短暂实弹演习，干扰塔斯曼海商业航空交通。中共此举“意在试探美澳在印太地区的反应”。澳大利亚国防部对此表达关切，认为中共的军事动作可能威胁区域稳定。帕特·康罗伊表示，中共侦察船的监视行为在“护身军刀”系列演习中已成常态，但美澳及伙伴国通过联合军演展现了应对能力。中共的军事扩张引发美澳警惕，但澳大利亚同时维持与北京的经济联系，北京作为其最大贸易伙伴。

阿尔巴尼斯与习近平会晤的背景

7月15日，澳大利亚总理安东尼·艾班尼斯在北京与习近平会晤，讨论中澳关系及贸易合作。艾班尼斯向媒体表示，他向习近平表达了堪培拉对中共2月海军演习的担忧，习近平回应：“中国进行军事演习，与澳大利亚的演习无异。”新华社报道确认会晤聚焦双边合作，但没有提及军演争议。
也就是说习近平给澳大利亚总理艾班尼斯一个软钉子。
艾班尼斯在“护身军刀2025”期间访华“反映澳大利亚在军事与经济间的平衡策略”。澳大利亚虽与美国同担忧中共军事扩张对区域稳定的潜在威胁，但作为北京的最大贸易伙伴，需维持经济联系。艾班尼斯的表态显示其在军演背景下寻求与中共的对话。

这名网友说，
大包扒下新换的国务院港澳办常务副主任徐启方（正部长级）
我的回复是，正部级的确要好好扒一下。
其实这个职务很重要等于暗含下一个总书记的密码。
首先这个机构的名称叫做国务院澳港事务办公室。
实际上这个机构是不存在的，他只是一块牌子。
实际机构名称叫做中共中央港澳工作办公室。
他是2023年才改的，可以看作习近平从李强手里夺权。
夏宝龙还没有被换掉也是够奇葩的。
夏宝龙都已经72岁了，严重的超期服役。

周霁我们分析过田纪云和李克强的派系背景。
再加上今天我们简单说一下，徐启方的派系背景。

周霁和徐启方的派系背景加起来，我们就可以知道下一任总书记是谁？
田纪云就是胡锦涛完全继承了赵紫阳和田纪云的班底。

李克强已经死了，所以中国真正的总书记就是胡锦涛。
就看胡锦涛把总书记交给谁了。要么就是胡锦涛自己当总书记。
他应该没有这个精力。

港澳办现在已经完全归中共中央管了。
也就是总书记在管，和国务院没有关系。
徐启方也是胡锦涛的人。
现在港澳办里面两个正部级都是胡锦涛的人。
周霁也是正部级。

2010年5月2日,陕西省委书记、省人大常委会主任李建国，省委常委、省委秘书长李希在市委书记、市人大常委会主任黄玮，市委常委、纪委书记邹明的陪同下来平利县视察工作。平利县领导何邦军、吴平、陈晓虎、马勇、屈晓红、汪贤存陪同。阔别六年，李建国再次踏上平利这片热土，看到几年来平利县城乡面貌的巨大变化和人民生活水平的提高，李建国书记感到由衷的欣慰。

这个女的叫做黄玮，徐启方就是黄玮的秘书。
其实徐启方应该是李建国亲手提拔的。
李建国就是李瑞环的秘书。
这个徐启方认不认识李瑞环或者胡锦涛本人，我不太清楚。
但是徐启方肯定认识李建国。
我没有找出来照片中哪个人是徐启方，但是报道里面写的徐启方陪同。

2010年3月19日至21日，省委书记李建国在安康市委书记黄玮、市长刘建明的陪同下，在旬阳县、白河县、汉阴县、汉滨区进行调查研究。

省委秘书长王改民、省委副秘书长李兴旺、省发改委主任李晓东、省交通厅厅长曹森、省水利厅厅长谭策吾、省农发办主任杨志刚、省环保局局长，市委副书记彭随义，市委常委、组织部长崔光华，市委常委、常务副市长邹明，市委常委、市委秘书长徐启方等陪同。

其实我们看第15届政治局常委的名单就知道了。
15届常委是1997年9月，邓小平1997年2月死的。
邓小平一死，邓小平派系的胡锦涛，日子就不好过了。

15届政治局常委里面只有李瑞环是胡锦涛派系的。
如果朱镕基也是胡锦涛派系的话，总理权力很大的。
除了军权，总理的权力完全可以大到 和总书记媲美。
如果朱镕基是胡锦涛派系的，
那么胡锦涛在15届常委里面就已经掌权了。
所以朱镕基不可能是胡锦涛派系的。

胡锦涛为什么提拔李瑞环的人呢？当年的政治局常委里面
只有李瑞环在支持胡锦涛。

李瑞环是邓派的大将。

李希就是李建国的大秘。李建国就是李瑞环的政治秘书。
李希如果不是胡锦涛的人，
李尚福苗华何卫东怎么进去的？

李希就是甘肃的官员，胡锦涛和温家宝都是
李希还是李建国的大秘。

李希都把习近平的人都抓光了，
我不知道现在还没有人非说李希是习近平的人

这个港澳办就是中共中央管的，就是总书记管的。
现在里面两个正部级徐启方和周霁都是胡锦涛的人，或者说李瑞环的人。
就问问胡锦涛和李瑞环想把总书记交给谁？
谁就是下任总书记。
好的，谢谢大家。

英文翻译

Xi Jinping steps down. Ma Xingrui attends the Urban Work Conference. Xu Qifang’s faction endorses who will be the next General Secretary?

Hello everyone,

I suddenly remembered to look up whether Ma Xingrui attended the Urban Work Conference.

Ma Xingrui did attend the Urban Work Conference.

I feel Ma Xingrui was rather inconspicuous.

Because this Urban Work Conference was of a high level, it was essentially an enlarged meeting of the Politburo.

All members of the Politburo Standing Committee and Politburo members, except for He Weidong, attended.

It seems Han Zheng didn’t attend; I didn’t see him.

Ma Xingrui is ranked first among the Politburo members, because the ranking is based on the number of strokes in their surnames.

Before Ma Xingrui are Ding Xuexiang and Xi Jinping, who are ranked higher because their surnames have more strokes. However, Ding Xuexiang and Xi Jinping are both members of the Standing Committee.

Therefore, Ma Xingrui is ranked first among all non-Standing Committee Politburo members.

But I feel like nobody is paying attention to Ma Xingrui. The Xinjiang Party Secretary was taken down just like that.

The general analysis suggests that a nominal position as group leader would be assigned to Ma Xingrui, essentially a sinecure.

It wouldn’t be a group leader position, but rather a deputy group leader position.

For example, after Liu Qi stepped down as Beijing Party Secretary, he served as Deputy Director of the Civilization Committee for six months.

After Chen Quanguo stepped down as Xinjiang Party Secretary, he attended meetings for six months as Deputy Group Leader of the Rural Affairs Group.

Then he retired a few months later at the 20th Party Congress.

In other words, it’s currently unknown whether Ma Xingrui has been given a job.

Even if he has, it might not be announced. It’s also possible that no job has been assigned, and no one knows.

In other words, Ma Xingrui is in a worse situation than Li Ganjie, who at least held the position of Minister of the United Front Work Department.

Ma Xingrui has nothing.

All Politburo members hold concurrent positions; for example, Yin Li, who sits next to Ma Xingrui, concurrently serves as Beijing Party Secretary.

Only Ma Xingrui is unemployed, without any concurrent positions.

At least not publicly yet, he’s in a semi-laid-off state.

He’s definitely in the same situation as Liu Qi or Chen Quanguo; even if a position is assigned, it will be a sinecure.

However, Ma Xingrui was specifically notified to attend the meeting, which was essentially an expanded Politburo meeting.

Ma Xingrui was certainly qualified to attend.

So, the Communist Party is all about party loyalty, not humanity.

But think about it, being unemployed is at least better than going to Qincheng Prison.

Look at their order of appearance; it’s quite strange.

Ma Xingrui, Yin Li, Liu Guozhong, Li Shulei, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Chen Jining, Yuan Jiajun, Liu Jinguo

Then on the right are Wang Yi, Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Hongzhong, Zhang Youxia, Chen Wenqing, Chen Min’er, Huang Kunming, Wang Xiaohong

Xi Jinping didn’t arrest Zhang Youxia, yet Zhang Youxia is here attending the meeting, which shows Xi Jinping is incompetent.

Not only Zhang Youxia, but Zhang Shengmin and Liu Zhenli are also attending.

Now, besides Xi Jinping, only three people remain in the Central Military Commission: Zhang Youxia, Zhang Shengmin, and Liu Zhenli.

Xi Jinping can’t touch any of these three, which shows that Xi Jinping has completely lost control of the military.

“Without the gun, there is nothing,” as one netizen aptly put it.

Internal party matters are simply a matter of holding a meeting. It’s just that the Fourth Plenary Session hasn’t been held yet.

As soon as the Fourth Plenary Session is held, Xi Jinping will officially step down.

Now we’re watching the outcome of that Fourth Plenary Session.

The order of the Politburo members is particularly strange; they’re arranged alternately from left to right.

That is, they’re arranged horizontally, in the order of Ma Xingrui, Wang Yi, Yin Li, and Shi Taifeng.

Then, after He Weidong was arrested, He Weidong was supposed to sit in He Lifeng’s position.

Now He Lifeng has taken He Weidong’s place.

He Lifeng should have sat on the right, but now he’s on the left.

Everyone after He Lifeng has changed positions.

When He Weidong was in power, the Politburo members who sat on the left have all moved to the right.

The Politburo members who sat on the right have all moved to the left.

A complete reshuffling, all because one Politburo member is missing.

Finally, Liu Jinguo and Wang Xiaohong are the only two Central Secretariat secretaries who are not members of the Politburo.

In fact, the CCP previously had alternate Politburo members.

Now, Liu Jinguo and Wang Xiaohong are equivalent to two alternate Politburo members.

US and Australia Join Forces to Counter CCP Military Expansion

Faced with the CCP’s continuously increasing military power, the United States and Australia launched “Talisman Sabre 2025,” the largest joint military exercise to date, in Australia, to demonstrate their firm commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. This biennial exercise will be held in Australia in 2025; the previous one was in 2023. This year’s exercise is unprecedented in scale, attracting more than 30,000 troops from the United States, Australia, and a record 19 partner countries. For the first time, the exercise integrates naval, land, air, space, and cyberspace forces, covering thousands of kilometers of Australian territory and Papua New Guinea, demonstrating multi-domain interoperability. The exercise aims to “respond to the CCP’s military expansion in the Indo-Pacific region,” highlighting the strategic deterrent power of the US-Australia alliance.

“Talisman Sabre 2025” Opens and Deterrence Objectives

“Talisman Sabre 2025” officially commenced on Sunday with a grand ceremony on the flight deck of the Australian Navy’s HMAS Adelaide in Sydney Harbour. Lieutenant General Joel B. Warwell, Vice Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific Command, addressed the ceremony, outlining the exercise’s dual objectives: ensuring rapid response capabilities for all nations in times of crisis, and deterring potential conflict through a strong military presence. Warwell emphasized, “Our goal is to be prepared to meet national needs, while simultaneously ensuring peace through deterrence, because our ultimate aim is to avoid war.” This exercise “demonstrates the joint response capabilities of the U.S.-Australia alliance in the Indo-Pacific region” and aims to send a clear signal to the Chinese Communist Party.

Live-Fire Drills and Multinational Coordination

The exercise entered its land-based training phase on Monday, with Australian forces conducting their first test firing of the U.S.-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in live-fire drills in Queensland, eastern Australia. U.S. and Singaporean forces also operated their respective HIMARS launchers, demonstrating multinational coordination capabilities. The HIMARS live-fire exercise, “targeting potential regional threats from China,” highlights the exercise’s combat-oriented approach. Covering multiple domains, including naval maneuvers, joint air patrols, and cyber defense drills, the exercise aims to enhance inter-alliance capabilities among allies. Australian Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, in an interview with domestic media, stated that the surveillance of “Talisman Sabre 2025” by Chinese reconnaissance ships was not surprising, as previous exercises had also been monitored by China, reflecting regional tensions.

Chinese Naval Activities and Regional Stability Challenges

In February, Chinese naval vessels conducted activities in international waters near Australia, with some ships circumnavigating Australia and conducting brief live-fire exercises, disrupting commercial air traffic in the Tasman Sea. This move by China was “intended to test the reaction of the US and Australia in the Indo-Pacific region.” The Australian Department of Defence expressed concern, believing that China’s military actions could threaten regional stability. Pat Conroy stated that surveillance by Chinese reconnaissance ships has become routine in the “Talisman Sabre” series of exercises, but the US, Australia, and their partners have demonstrated their response capabilities through joint military exercises. China’s military expansion has raised concerns in the US and Australia, but Australia is simultaneously maintaining economic ties with Beijing, its largest trading partner.

Background of the Albanese-Xi Jinping Meeting

On July 15, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss Sino-Australian relations and trade cooperation. Albanese told the media that he expressed Canberra’s concerns about China’s naval exercises in February. Xi Jinping responded, “China’s military exercises are no different from Australia’s.” Xinhua News Agency confirmed that the meeting focused on bilateral cooperation but did not mention the military exercise controversy.

In other words, Xi Jinping gave Australian Prime Minister Albanese a subtle rebuff.

Albarnes’ visit to China during “Talisman Sabre 2025” “reflects Australia’s balancing strategy between military and economic interests.” While Australia shares the US’s concerns about the potential threat of China’s military expansion to regional stability, as Beijing’s largest trading partner, it needs to maintain economic ties. Albanese’s statement indicates that he is seeking dialogue with China in the context of the military exercises.

This netizen said, “Let’s thoroughly investigate Xu Qifang, the newly appointed Executive Deputy Director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (ministerial level).”

My reply was, “A ministerial-level position certainly needs careful scrutiny.”

“This position is actually very important; it contains the key to the next General Secretary.”

“First, the name of this institution is the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.”

“In reality, this institution doesn’t exist; it’s just a nameplate.”

“The actual name of the institution is the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.”

“It was only changed in 2023, which can be seen as Xi Jinping seizing power from Li Qiang.”

“It’s quite strange that Xia Baolong hasn’t been replaced yet.”

“Xia Baolong is already 72 years old, seriously exceeding his term of service.”

“We’ve analyzed the factional backgrounds of Tian Jiyun and Li Keqiang.”

“Today, we’ll briefly discuss Xu Qifang’s factional background.”

“By combining the factional backgrounds of Zhou Ji and Xu Qifang, we can know who the next General Secretary will be.” Tian Jiyun is Hu Jintao’s successor to the leadership of Zhao Ziyang and Tian Jiyun.

Li Keqiang is dead, so Hu Jintao is the true General Secretary of China.

It depends on who Hu Jintao appoints as General Secretary. Either Hu Jintao himself will become General Secretary, or he likely doesn’t have the energy for it.

The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office is now completely under the control of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

That is, it is under the General Secretary’s control and has no relation to the State Council.

Xu Qifang is also Hu Jintao’s man.

Currently, the two ministerial-level officials in the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office are Hu Jintao’s men.

Zhou Ji is also a ministerial-level official.

On May 2, 2010, Li Jianguo, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress, and Li Xi, member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, inspected work in Pingli County, accompanied by Huang Wei, Secretary of the Pingli Municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Pingli Municipal People’s Congress, and Zou Ming, member of the Standing Committee of the Pingli Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Pingli County leaders He Bangjun, Wu Ping, Chen Xiaohu, Ma Yong, Qu Xiaohong, and Wang Xiancun accompanied them. After a six-year absence, Li Jianguo returned to Pingli County. Witnessing the tremendous changes in the county’s urban and rural landscape and the improvement in people’s living standards over the years, Secretary Li Jianguo felt genuinely gratified.

This woman is named Huang Wei, and Xu Qifang is Huang Wei’s secretary.

Actually, Xu Qifang was likely personally promoted by Li Jianguo.

Li Jianguo was Li Ruihuan’s secretary.

Whether Xu Qifang knew Li Ruihuan or Hu Jintao himself, I’m not sure.

But Xu Qifang definitely knew Li Jianguo.

I couldn’t find which person in the photo is Xu Qifang, but the report states that Xu Qifang accompanied him.

From March 19th to 21st, 2010, Provincial Party Secretary Li Jianguo, accompanied by Ankang Municipal Party Secretary Huang Wei and Mayor Liu Jianming, conducted investigations and research in Xunyang County, Baihe County, Hanyin County, and Hanbin District.

The delegation was accompanied by Wang Gaimin, Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee; Li Xingwang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee; Li Xiaodong, Director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission; Cao Sen, Director of the Provincial Department of Transportation; Tan Cewu, Director of the Provincial Department of Water Resources; Yang Zhigang, Director of the Provincial Agricultural Development Office; the Director of the Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau; Peng Suiyi, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Cui Guanghua, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Organization; Zou Ming, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor; and Xu Qifang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee.

Actually, we can see this from the list of the 15th Politburo Standing Committee.

The 15th Standing Committee was formed in September 1997, and Deng Xiaoping died in February 1997.

With Deng Xiaoping’s death, Hu Jintao, from Deng Xiaoping’s faction, faced difficulties.

Only Li Ruihuan from Hu Jintao’s faction was among the 15th Politburo Standing Committee members.

If Zhu Rongji were also from Hu Jintao’s faction, the Premier would have considerable power.

Except for military power, the Premier’s power could be comparable to that of the General Secretary.

If Zhu Rongji was part of Hu Jintao’s faction, then Hu Jintao would have already seized power in the 15th Politburo Standing Committee.

Therefore, Zhu Rongji could not possibly be part of Hu Jintao’s faction.

Why did Hu Jintao promote Li Ruihuan’s associates? Among the Politburo Standing Committee members at that time, only Li Ruihuan supported Hu Jintao.

Li Ruihuan was a key figure in Deng Xiaoping’s faction.

Li Xi was Li Jianguo’s chief secretary. Li Jianguo was Li Ruihuan’s political secretary.

If Li Xi wasn’t Hu Jintao’s man, how did Li Shangfu, Miao Hua, and He Weidong get arrested?

Li Xi was an official from Gansu, and both Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao were involved.

Li Xi was also Li Jianguo’s chief secretary.

Li Xi has arrested almost all of Xi Jinping’s people, and I don’t know if anyone still insists that Li Xi is Xi Jinping’s man.

The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office is under the control of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, specifically the General Secretary.

Currently, the two ministerial-level officials inside, Xu Qifang and Zhou Ji, are either Hu Jintao’s men or Li Ruihuan’s men.

Let me ask Hu Jintao and Li Ruihuan: Who do you want to hand over the General Secretary position to?

Whoever does will be the next General Secretary.

Okay, thank you everyone.