CPC expels Xi’s critic, who accused him of provoking conflict with India to divert attentionworldUpdated: Aug 19, 2020 06:15 ISTChina’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a staunch critic of President Xi Jinping who has accused him among others of “provoking” conflict with other countries, including with India, to divert the attention of the Chinese public from domestic economic and social tensions. Her speeches were of “extraordinarily execrable nature”, and seriously violated the political discipline of the party, the notice said. In an interview to the UK’s Guardian newspaper in June, Cai said Xi was provoking conflict between China and India besides encouraging anti-American sentiment to consolidate his own position and authority. Cai said that China was moving towards disaster “because people cannot speak the truth. The party central school, where Cai worked is an important ideological institution was headed by Xi before he took over power in 2012.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2020 00:44 UTC