Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has accused a string of disgraced cadres of plotting to seize the reins of power in China. Photo: Bloomberg
Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has accused a string of disgraced cadres of plotting to seize the reins of power in China. Photo: Bloomberg
China /  Politics

Coup plotters foiled: Xi Jinping fended off threat to ‘save Communist Party’

Chinese securities watchdog chief names former Chongqing boss Sun Zhengcai as part of a cabal that schemed to seize power

Topic |   China's leadership reshuffle 2017
Wendy WuChoi Chi-yuk
Wendy Wu and Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has accused a string of disgraced cadres of plotting to seize the reins of power in China. Photo: Bloomberg
Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has accused a string of disgraced cadres of plotting to seize the reins of power in China. Photo: Bloomberg
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