Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1423-W1026

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1423-W1026

Release Date: November 6, 2021

发布日：2021年11月6日

Topic: The CCP's Infighting Culminates Again -- Wei Jingsheng

标题：中共内斗又掀高潮 -- 魏京生

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The CCP's Infighting Culminates Again

-- Wei Jingsheng

The sex scandals of (well-known artist) Wu Yifan and (musician) Li Yundi have not yet receded. Recently, the most popular one on the overseas Internet has been the case of the lover of a Politburo Standing Committee member and the tennis champion, who also claimed meToo. This has made many netizens figure out the mystery that the internal fighting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set off a new climax.

Who is Zhang Gaoli? He is a former member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Political Bureau, the first deputy prime minister of China, and an important member of Jiang Zemin's faction. Why has a case of a mistress for many years gotten hyped so enthusiastically now? Can there be no political background? Netizens with brains don't believe it. Think about it carefully, Wu Yifan and Li Yundi's cases may be warm-up matches for Zhang Gaoli's scandal. The official main part of the drama has just started; with the presence of the leading roles we are able to see the outstanding part of the drama.

Recently, our emperor Xi has been a little bit miserable: the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics are not going smoothly, there are energy shortages in China, 32 countries have abolished most-favored-nation status to China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has notified everyone to prepare for food shortage, and so on. All kinds of negative news were displayed in a concentrated manner, and the CCP’s Little Pink Wolf Warriors are not helpful but only add to the chaos. The Sixth Plenary Session of the CCP’s 19th Congress is about to open and unable to be rescheduled. What should be done?

Fortunately, Emperor Xi's opponent also had a bit of miseries. The Jiang faction leaders are in their seventies and eighties, and have little combat effectiveness. The cadres of the Petroleum Gang, in charge of politics and law, are all in and out of prisons and busy protecting themselves. Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao couldn't be count on. So Zhang Gaoli, whom everyone hadn't noticed, became a temporary choice, like a general to be picked out of the dwarfs. Retirement is not a reason, as ample time is an advantage. At the age of seventy-five years old, he is still very capable of fighting, to the degree that he actually could get on athletes. This big fish must not be underestimated.

Zhang Gaoli is on several boats of the Petroleum Gang and the State Council under Jiang Zemin, who is quite well-connected and not very showy. Talent is rare! President Xi hadn't noticed this important connection earlier, because of delays caused by the incompetent gangsters who are only good at browning their noses. It's never too late to make up for it. That's right, it's him. There is no wrongdoing in eliminating hidden dangers. Why did you not change your loyalty earlier?

It is said that although Xi Jinping lacks ability to govern the country, his intelligence and talents are concentrated in the thick black theory of internal fighting. Earlier, he was so dizzy by the praises that he didn't notice this hidden danger, which is understandable. Now facing the vicious struggle during the Sixth Plenary Session, if one doesn't watch and listen carefully, then it would not be Daddy Xi. Since it is a hidden danger, it is not easy to attack him clearly, but to stun him severely through scandal and economics. This is also the traditional method of the CCP's internal fighting, which has always proved to be successful.

Why not investigate his corruption and bribery directly? This is brilliance in Xi’s part. The first is that an investigation will not serve an urgent matter well. That is also a strength of Wang Qishan, while Xi Jinping lacks the needed resources. The second is that Zhang Gaoli is a person who clings to the power and rises with his unique vision, who is not very loyal. This makes it possible to prepare the gun and make him join the party at the frontline. Once he turns back in the battle, the effect can be extraordinary. There are many such cases in political struggles, and they often play a key role in determining the outcome of win or lose.

Zhang Gaoli is a short-sighted grass which grows on top of the wall, who knows best how to follow the wind. If the Sixth Plenary Session of the CCP 19th Congress cannot move Xi Jinping’s position, there will be one year before the CCP’s 20th National Congress. During this time, if Zhang still does not change his loyalty, there would be enough time to ruin his reputation and put him in Qincheng Prison. Is there is no single man brave enough in Jiang’s faction, who can guarantee a safe landing for Zhang? For his wife and children, for his lover, he would have no choice but to betray. Anyway, no one is not for themselves, otherwise God will be condemned. Who will care of loyalty then? Loyalty and faithfulness goes so far as to deceive the common Chinese, but are not for politicians and treacherous doctrines.

Since Xi Jinping served the magic weapon of sex scandals, what magic weapon can the opposition take? Now we can see the counterattack of public opinion. From the claims of sexual assaults by his long-term mistress, to the release of Li Yundi, breaking the even bigger scandals of prostitution of movie stars and sexual assaults of female subordinates by some current member of the CCP’s Politburo Standing Committee could follow, and Zhang Gaoli could be forgotten. The opposition can play these games, while Xi Jinping can also play this kind of game, which would depend on whether the target would change his loyalty. We the common people wrapped in the clouds and the mist can only be wise afterwards, while watching their internal fights like the ants cooked in the hot pot.

Who will win and who will lose in this wave of internal fights? In addition to watching the drama, we the common Chinese only need to add the fuel and to worry if it is not chaotic enough. Anyway, Xi Jinping’s win would be the most detrimental to China and the most harmful to our Chinese people, as the CCP will do more harm to us for more than another decade.

(This English version is translated by Ciping HUANG, without any compensation. Wei Jingsheng and the Wei Jingsheng Foundation appreciate her decades of contribution, especially for allowing the use and distribution of her translations of these commentaries.)

Original link of the commentary broadcasted by Radio Free Asia:

https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/weijingsheng/wjs-11042021093437.html

To hear Mr. Wei Jingsheng's related commentary, please visit:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/RFA/RFA2021/WeiJS211103onZhangGLscandals.mp3

(Written and recorded on November 3, 2021. Broadcasted by Radio Free Asia on November 4, 2021.)

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1423-W1026

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1423-W1026

Release Date: November 6, 2021

发布日：2021年11月6日

Topic: The CCP's Infighting Culminates Again -- Wei Jingsheng

标题：中共内斗又掀高潮 -- 魏京生

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中共内斗又掀高潮

-- 魏京生

吴亦凡、李云迪绯闻案还没退潮，最近在海外网络上抄得更热的就是，网球冠军和政治局常委的情人附带米兔案。这让很多网民猜到了其中的奥妙，中共内斗又掀起了新的高潮。

张高丽何许人也？他是前中共政治局常委，第一副总理，江泽民派系大将。一个多年的情妇案，为什么现在要炒作得如此热烈？能没有政治背景？有头脑的网民们不相信。仔细想想，吴亦凡、李云迪案件可能都是张高丽绯闻案的热身赛，正戏开场，正主出场才看见精彩段子。

最近咱们的习皇帝点儿有些背：冬奥会不顺，能源短缺，三十二国取消最惠国待遇，商务部通知大家备战备荒，等等。各种负面消息集中展现，战狼小粉红们又帮不上忙，还不够添乱的。六中全会召开在即，不能改期了可怎么办呢？

好在习皇帝的对手也有些点儿背。江派大佬们七老八十的，没什么战斗力了。石油帮政法系干将们都在监狱内外，忙于自保。胡温本就温吞水，指望不上。大家都没注意到的张高丽，就成为一时之选，矮子里扒出的将军了。退休了不是理由，时间充裕是个优势。七十五岁还很有战斗力，居然搞得动运动员，不可小觑这条大鱼。

张高丽横跨江派石油系国务院几条船，颇有人脉而又不太张扬。人才难得呀！习总早先没注意到这个重要的连接点，是被那帮无能的马屁帮给耽误了。亡羊补牢，犹未为晚；临阵磨枪，不快也光。没错就是他了，消除隐患没有冤枉的，谁叫你早不投靠的呢？

话说小习虽然治国无方，但其聪明才智都集中在内斗厚黑学上了。前一段被捧得晕达乎，没注意到这个隐患，可以理解。现在面临六中全会的恶斗，还不眼观六路，耳听八方，就不是他习大大了。既然是隐患就不好明着打，先从绯闻上、经济上狠狠地臭他一把，这也是中共内斗的传统手法，百试不爽。

为什么不直接查他的腐败受贿呢？这就是小习的高明之处了。第一是缓不济急，那是人家王岐山的长处，小习手里缺少人马。第二，张高丽是个靠眼光独到攀附权贵上升的，不怎么忠诚。这就有了临阵磨枪，火线入党的可能。一旦临阵倒戈，作用可就非凡，政治斗争中此等案例可是不少，往往起决定胜负的关键作用。

张高丽就是个眼光短浅的墙头草，最懂得顺势而为。如果六中全会搬不动习近平，到二十大还有一年。这期间老张如果不投靠，时间足够把他批倒批臭，秦城的干活。江派如果真的更无一人是男儿，谁能包老张安全降落呢？为妻儿计，为情人计，只好从了吧。反正人不为己，天诛地灭，投靠谁不是投靠呢？忠诚信义云云，那是骗老百姓的，政客奸佞所不为。

既然小习祭出了性丑闻的法宝，反对派还有什么法宝可以接招呢？现在可以看见舆论的反攻了。从长期情妇碰瓷性侵，到释放李云迪，接下来爆料现任常委嫖娼明星，玩弄女下属等等更大的丑闻，张高丽就可以被忘记了。反对派可以玩这一手，习近平也可以玩儿这一手，就看正主是否投靠。云里雾里的咱老百姓只能事后诸葛亮，热锅上的蚂蚁是他们的窝里斗。

这一波的窝里斗谁胜谁负呢？咱老百姓除了看戏吃瓜以外，就是推波助澜，唯恐天下不乱。反正小习赢了对国家最不利，对咱老百姓最有害。共产党还要多祸害咱们十几年。

(本评论的英文版本由黄慈萍翻译。魏京生和魏京生基金会感谢她数十年来有关的无偿贡献，特别是使用和发布此译文的许可。)

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