In recent times, various disciplinary committees of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) across the country have been frequently issuing recruitment notices, temporarily increasing positions such as custody caregivers. Applicants must meet conditions such as being a CCP member, having no family members with foreign backgrounds, and adhering to political rules. Insiders from the system have indicated that the disciplinary committees oversee CCP members. Due to financial difficulties faced by local governments, officials may need to target individuals for confiscating bribes to bolster the national treasury. This situation has been exacerbated by internal conflicts within the CCP.
On November 27th, a caregiver recruitment notice in the Wudang District of Guiyang sparked discussions. The recruitment requirements included short-term work contracts, basic health examinations, and provided meals and accommodation benefits. Caregivers are required to work 4 hours daily, responsible for overseeing individuals involved in disciplinary cases at the disciplinary committee compound, with an emphasis on discipline and confidentiality.
A post on the Weibo account “Dongfang Evening Revealing” on December 4th stated that the disciplinary committees are too busy and seeking temporary workers for assistance!
The article mentioned that a disciplinary committee in Guizhou was recruiting temporary workers, working 4 hours a day for at least 1 month, without requiring a security clearance. The recruitment began on November 27th in Wudang, Guiyang, for positions as “caretakers” in security. The job duties include “assisting in disciplinary work, monitoring individuals suspected of violations.” According to the description, the positions are to be filled in pairs, with day and night shifts working two hours each, with work and breaks taking place within the disciplinary committee compound and no permission for external outings.
On November 21st, the disciplinary committee in Yichuan County, Henan Province, had already recruited 20 custody caregiver team members, with a selection process involving written tests, health exams, and political reviews. The positions were divided into regular caregivers and retired military personnel.
Radio Free Asia reported that Guo Min, the former deputy director of a police station in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, stated in an interview that the intensified anti-corruption efforts in various regions may be related to government financial pressures.
He analyzed, “From my understanding, financial difficulties have been ongoing, with anti-corruption efforts not only starting recently. They may need to target some individuals to confiscate bribes to boost the national treasury. I believe the main issue lies in the intensified internal conflicts within them. The disciplinary committees oversee party members, while the supervisory committees oversee state government officials. Not all state officials are CCP members, but 100% of those overseen by the disciplinary committees are.”
Ten days ago, the disciplinary committee in Anning City, Yunnan Province recruited 6 public-interest personnel, mainly serving in auxiliary disciplinary inspection and supervision tasks such as document handling and meeting organization. Although these positions don’t directly involve caregiving work, they reflect the changing trends in the demand for local disciplinary committee staff.
A month ago, the disciplinary committee dispatched to state-owned enterprises in Heilongjiang Province issued a recruitment notice intending to hire 36 employees. The notice stipulated that applicants should not include individuals whose “spouses or children have relocated overseas.”
Mr. Xu, a legal professional from Jiangxi Province, stated that the disciplinary committees are part of the CCP regulatory system, while the supervisory committees mainly oversee government officials. “Since Xi Jinping took office, more individuals have been targeted for corruption. The corrupt officials are like ‘wildfire impossible to extinguish, sprouting up endlessly,’ with new corrupt officials emerging continuously, making it impossible to completely eradicate. The individuals they are recruiting are similar to security guards, indicating increasingly intense power struggles at grassroots levels.”
Mr. Xu pointed out that although the anti-corruption efforts have not ceased in recent years, the abuse of power and corruption have become more severe.
In recent years, with the intensification of anti-corruption efforts at the central level, the workload of local disciplinary committees and supervisory committees has significantly increased. Publicly recruiting caregivers to alleviate manpower shortages seems to be a common choice in many regions.
Mr. Xu believes that this temporary recruitment may reflect several trends: first, an increase in the number of disciplinary cases leading to a broader and deeper workload for disciplinary inspection and supervision, resulting in a rise in the number of individuals under custody; second, from the recruitment notice of the state-owned enterprise disciplinary team revealing that high-ranking disciplinary committees are extending their anti-corruption efforts to grassroots levels to achieve more efficient custody management.
Liberal scholar Yuan Hongbing, based in Australia, previously told Epoch Times that there is no official in the CCP who is not corrupt. Now, due to the sharp downturn in the entire CCP economy and financial difficulties at all levels of government, Xi Jinping aims to develop militarism and prepare for a battle in the Taiwan Strait. In this scenario, Xi is expanding the crackdown on officials, seizing their assets, serving as military funds, funds for stability maintenance, and alleviating the financial crises faced by various levels of government.