Why the absence of the second highest-ranking general in China has sparked speculation

Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese military officers, wearing brown uniforms, unfold between rows of young trees, casting land in newly dug pits. The camera focuses on top leaders, one by one, in order of rank. But a prominent face shines in their absence. The news segment, broadcast Wednesday night by the Chinese state broadcaster, presents a tree planting event on the outskirts of the capital, Beijing, an annual spring tradition for the count…

The second-ranking general in the Chinese military's leadership, He Weidong, has been missing from public life for about three weeks, and speculation about his fate is leading to a new purge by Xi Jinping in the ranks of the military. He Weidong, considered a close confidant of the Chinese leader, was absent from the military's latest PR event, a tree planting event in Beijing - a decades-old tradition in which generals participate, writes CNN i…

(Beijing): On April 3, when attending a voluntary tree planting activity in the capital, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that tree planting is an important part of building an ecological civilization. We must implement the green development concept, promote ecological culture, gather strong forces to build a beautiful China, and make the motherland more green and lively. On the occasion of the Spring Festival, Beijing was filled with spring sc…

He Weidong, the second-most important man in the leadership of the Chinese Army, has disappeared from public life for about three weeks, fueling speculation that he could be the victim of a new purge orchestrated by Xi Jinping within the military.

The alarms have ignited in the international political and military circles after the prolonged public absence of General He Weidong, vice president of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and key figure in the Chinese military apparatus. Since March 11, when he last participated in an official event, he has not seen the high command again. This vacuum has given rise to intense speculations about a possible internal purge led by Xi Jinping, who…

Newtalk News Recently, it was revealed in the Chinese Communist Party’s military that Miao Hua, former director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, had fallen into a state of near-madness. He stayed up all night for several days, writing reports of evidence intensively, implicating a large number of active and retired senior military officers, and setting off an unprecedented earthquake in the Chinese military. …