Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, a favorite of Chairman Xi, is finding his whole area of authority, education, facing “rectification” (correction) in 2026. Ding himself is facing an investigation as well. What remains unclear is whether this effective removal is the work of Xi or the party finding a way to continue to box him in. After the fourth plenary, the purges in the military have continued, with generals just recently purged again, indicating the situation is still fluid behind the scenes.
Ding Xuexiang’s Power Base Hit By Sweeping Purge as Senior Officials Fall Vision Times
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A communiqué issued at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s top anti-corruption and internal disciplinary body, has revealed that China’s entire education system, overseen by Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, has been placed on the list of “key rectification targets” for 2026.
The campaign marks a significant escalation, expanding beyond universities to encompass all levels of education, and coincides with a growing wave of investigations into senior education officials nationwide….
According to state mouthpiece Xinhua News, the CCDI communiqué released on Jan. 14 removed earlier special campaigns targeting the pharmaceutical industry and higher education from the 2026 agenda. In their place, two new focus areas were added: “education” and “academic societies and associations.”
