On August 3rd, Cai Qi made a public appearance in Beidaihe, signaling the official start of the annual “Beidaihe Time”. Of note was the absence of State Councilor Shen Yiqin accompanying Cai Qi for the meeting, with reasons unclear.
In addition, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee is scheduled to be held in October. At that time, a large number of Central Committee members and alternate members will be present for deliberations. Against the backdrop of an increasingly severe clean-up in the military, this year’s August 1st reception witnessed a rare occurrence of no identifiable members of the Military Commission in attendance. What connection lies between these changes? We will delve into this in the near future.
Recently, a set of the Chinese Communist Party’s police-used “Overseas Personnel Dynamic Control Platform” was unexpectedly exposed. Though the pervasive digital surveillance by the CCP is no secret, for foreign nationals residing in China, seeing their own faces on the platform still came as a shock.
What’s the story behind this? Let’s explore together!