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Political faction of the Chinese Communist Party
The Fujian clique refers to a group of Chinese politicians closely allied with
Xi Jinping ,
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party . Xi developed this network of trusted allies during his time in
Fujian from 1985 to 2002
[1] and has appointed them to influential roles and positions within Chinese politics since he became leader of China,
[2] particularly within the military and police.
[3] The Fujian clique is one of the two most important political groupings in the Xi administration alongside a similar clique from
Zhejiang called the
New Zhijiang Army .
[4]
Members
Wang Xiaohong ,
State Councilor and
Minister of Public Security ,
[4]
[5]
[6]
Deng Weiping , member of the Party Committee of the
Ministry of Public Security ,
[5]
He Weidong ,
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission ,
[2]
[7]
[8]
Zhuang Rongwen , Director of the
Cyberspace Administration of China ,
[9]
He Lifeng ,
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China ,
[4]
Cai Qi ,
First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party ,
[4]
[10]
Miao Hua , Director of the
Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission
[11]
Zhao Keshi , Director of the
Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (2012–2017)
[12]
Cai Yingting , Commander of
Nanjing Military Region (2012–2016)
[12]
Huang Kunming ,
Communist Party Secretary of
Guangdong
[13]
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