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‘Shanghai Gang’ Seeks Xi’s Ouster

Hong Kong is battleground in Beijing’s power struggle

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Oct 02, 2021
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has indirectly acknowledged he is locked in a power struggle with a rival political faction backed by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The admission can be found in recent charges related to sedition and state secrets against former Chinese security vice minister Sun Lijun (pictured), who was arrested in April of 2020.

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