President Xi Jinping faces widespread opposition within his Communist Party and leads China into ‘disaster’, insider says
- Cai Xia, a retired Chinese professor of politics, criticized the nation’s leader
- They claimed that dissatisfaction was widespread within the ruling Communist Party
- It came after Ms Cai was expelled from the party due to a leaky recording
- She apparently called Xi a ‘mafia boss’ and his party a ‘political zombie’ in it.
A retired Chinese professor from the country’s top political school has revealed that President Xi Jinping has widespread opposition in his own party.
Cai Xia, who taught democratic politics at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, also accused President Xi of ‘killing a country’ and leading China to ‘disaster’ in an interview with the Guardian.
Ms Cai made the remarks after she was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party before calling President Xi a ‘mafia boss’ and his party a ‘political zombie’.
Cai Xia (left), who taught democratic politics at the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Party School before retiring, accused Chinese President Xi Jinping (pictured right in 2019) of murdering a country ‘and leading China into disaster’ in an interview with the Guardian
Speaking to the Guardian, Ms Cai claimed that many wanted to leave the ruling party due to fierce dissatisfaction.
She noted that some did not dare to speak out for fear of retaliation.
Ms Cai was fired from the nation’s Communist Party on Monday, according to her former employer.
She is the third prominent figure in recent months to be disciplined after criticizing the country’s government and its leader.
The school, which trains emerging officials intended for promotion, announced in a statement that Ms Cai’s membership of the Communist Party and Retirement had called for benefits for making remarks that ‘had serious political problems and the reputation of the country damaged ‘.
The comment on the school’s website did not specify the comments.
Ms Cai is the third prominent figure in recent months to be disciplined after criticizing President Xi and his party. The other two are Professor Xu Zhangrun and Tycoon Ren Zhiqiang,
However, two Chinese political watchdogs pointed to comments believed to have been made by Ms Cai in a survey leaked online in June, claiming that replacing Xi as party leader would be the first step to saving the party from itself.
In the recording heard by Reuters, a woman identified as Ms Cai by fellow academics Xi called a ‘mafia boss’ who turned the party into his personal tool, and a ‘political zombie’.
“If the Politburo Standing Committee has any sense of responsibility for the people, the country and the party, then they should call a meeting to replace Xi,” she said.
It was unclear where, when or against whom she was speaking.
Ms Cai could not be reached for comment.
Xu Zhangrun (left), 57, accused President Xi of being ‘tyrannical’. Police arrested former professor of law at the distinguished Tsinghua University in July for ‘attracting prostitution’
In this file photo taken on December 3, 2012, Chinese real estate agent Ren Zhiqiang poses for photos at his Beijing office. Ren, former president of a state-owned real estate company, has publicly criticized Xi’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic before being investigated
Ms Cai is the granddaughter of a revolutionary fighter and taught four decades at the party school, giving her a solid ‘red background’.
China has been plagued by dissent in recent years.
Last month, a law professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing criticized Xi and the party was arrested by police and then released. The professor, Xu Zhangrun, is seeking to clear his name by confronting a prostitution prosecutor filed by the police, his lawyer said.
Last month, Ren Zhiqiang, who had been the influential chairman of a state-owned enterprise, was also fired from the Communist Party after calling Xi a ‘clown’.
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