Criminal Trials Feature in Beijing Power Struggle
Trial of Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua kept secret to hide politically sensitive details
Two criminal trials in China – one in open court in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, nearly 1,000 km from Beijing, and the other under wraps in Shanghai – appear to be tools in President Xi Jinping’s power struggle against his rivals to ensure he gets a third term this autumn.
The first concerns former Public Security Vice Minister Sun Lijun (ab…
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