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In China, several members of the state have disappeared in recent months. What message does President Xi Jinping want to send?
Where did it go the Chinese Minister of Defense ? His last public appearance dates back to August 29 and Beijing gives no explanation for his disappearance. Reputedly close of the Chinese president, on the list of personalities targeted by American sanctions, he was, recently, with the master of the Kremlin. For American officials, he would have been charged with corruption linked to arms sales and would be under arrest.
Opacity of power
Saturday September 16, it appears always on the official website of his ministry. When you type his name in the search bar of Chinese networks, Internet users wonder in particular about his health. The disappearances of ministers are increasing. In June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has disappeared for a month, before being fired. “Opacity is more than ever the norm in the functioning of decision-making in China”explains Antoine Bondazresearcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research.