CCP Reality Check: Behind Hu’s Forced Departure from the 20th National Congress of the CCP

Opening Music:
"This is War"
- Bohemia Interactive

Summary
Behind Former President Hu Jintao’s Forced Departure from the Closing Ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the CCP
- Why was the former President forced to leave the scene?
-- Hu is against Xi’s invasion of Taiwan;
-- Hu is against Xi’s Fourth Term;
-- Hu is against Xi’s “Zero-COVID” policy;
-- Hu insists on keeping the “Openness and Reform” Policy;
-- Hu insists on developing democracy within the CCP.

- Where are Hu Jintao and His Family Now?
-- According to Mr. Miles Guo, Hu Jintao is now under “home” arrest ordered by Xi Jinping in Jingxi Hotel.
-- Jingxi Hotel is not open to the public.
-- Hu’s Family, including his wife, his children, their spouses, and his grandchildren, were all arrested.
-- Hu Jintao has disappeared from social media searches and Bilibili’s version of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening in China.

- Central Committee of the CCP
-- The Central Committee has the power to elect the General Secretary & the members of the Politburo
-- In reality, the process of deciding who can be candidates for the members of the Central Committee is secretive;
-- The Politburo is being consulted, and the Politburo’s decision on who can enter the Central Committee usually follows that of the General Secretary.

- Politburo and Politburo Standing Committee
-- Politburo’s power is centralized in the hand of the Politburo Standing Committee.
-- The Candidate of the General Secretary must be from the Politburo Standing Committee, according to the internal Constitution of the CCP.
-- In reality, the voting is merely a confirmation voting, and the candidate has to be agreed upon by the politburo members.
-- No vote has been cast against the candidate since 1949.
-- The process appeared as if there was a democracy, but it was merely for show.

- “Election” within the CCP’s System
-- No clear instruction on the election process;
-- No clear indication of how many candidates are allowed;
-- Will change anytime;
-- Most of the time: appointment from the superior to the ulterior;
-- That Leaves Large rooms of manipulations；
-- No Open Debate;
-- Process are secretive;
-- All the time, one candidate per position in (candidate numbers equal to position numbers) election;
-- No one can become a candidate without their superiors’ approval

- “Election” within the CCP’s System summary
-- Everything about who can be the members of each committee is, in fact, decided by the General Secretary;
-- The "Elections" are for show;
-- The CCP's system would not allow dissent exist within the Party.
-- Dissent in the CCP is almost, or in this case, indeed, the end of one's political career.
-- In the CCP, no one is safe. We will look into the examples in the next episode, so please stay tuned.