The Gate of New China

[Alex]

January 1995

It has been roughly two weeks now since the transition of power from ex-President Jiang Zemin and his government to Hu Jintao and his own allies and now, his new government. For too long now, the “Jiang Clique” had ruled over the Chinese government and the whole of China, corrupting its politics and leeching off of the people for their own gains. With Jiang now out of the way and his public influence destroyed, it was Hu’s new duty to reverse all the damage done and root out his accomplices. Doing so shouldn’t be too difficult, after all, it was no secret that Jiang filled the Politburo Standing Committee with his own men before being forced into retirement to make it difficult for Hu and his Vice-President to carry out their policies. This difficulty was brought to light during the 5th Plenary Meeting when Hu’s attempts at reshuffling the Politburo was blocked by known members of the Jiang Clique.

These difficulties had to be addressed and a solution needed to be found immediately. In his office in Zhongnanhai, President Hu would have sent a message for his Vice-President, Zeng Qinghong, to come to his office for a meeting. What this meeting was about would have remained secret.

It would have only taken a few moments before Vice-President Zeng arrived as he too lived within the walls of Zhongnanhai. The guards of Hu’s home would let Zeng inside and escort him to his office where Hu was awaiting him.

“Thank you, you may leave.” Hu would tell the guards, they would bow and close the door. “Mr. Vice-President, welcome to my office, please have a seat. We’ve much to discuss.” Hu would look through the papers on his desk and Zeng sat down. “It’s no secret that our administration will be facing a lot of difficulties and the 5th Plenary Meeting is evidence of that. Jiang’s allies and other corrupt politicians will stop at nothing to prevent our ambitions for the nation; they’re all princelings, they are disgusted by the people. Because of this, before we can go forth with our reforms and our plans, they must be removed from power.” Hu would hand Zeng a piece of paper with multiple names on it. “That is why, Vice-President, I am asking you to use your connections in the Ministry of State Security to investigate these men and women and find anything related to abuse of power and corruption. With such evidence, we’ll have them removed and replaced.” The list would have a total of fifteen names, some names as high as the current government. “This is the only way we’ll be able to move anything forward.”

“You do still have you connections in the State Security?”

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[JakeDorent]

Zeng Qinghong walked into the president's office. and once sitting down began reading through the names on the paper.

"Yes I still do"

Once he had finished reading the names from the paper with his eyes, he turned his attention back to the President.

"I'll have these men and women Investigated, however, I'm sure you realize that, if they find out about our plans, it may put our Government in danger from the "Jang Clique"."

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"Zeng, my good friend," Hu would stand. "our government will always be in danger as long as these people remain in power." The President then walked towards his mini bar and would grab his bottle of Yánghé dàqū liquor and two glasses. He'd unscrew the bottle and begin filling the classes with its clear liquid, its sweet aroma would float around the room. "Even with Jiang gone, he undoubtedly still pulls strings behind the covers. Every single person on the list I have given you owes their entire careers to him. If we don't strike then we'll be wiped out and our government will be demolished, everything we worked for... gone."

Hu would walk back to the desk with the two glasses, placing one in front of Zeng. "So we strike first, we strike hard, and we strike fast. Before they realize that anything is amiss, we remove them from power and from public view. We set the path for the future of all China and its people. The path of our harmonious society."

The President would raise his glass to his Vice-President's, preparing a toast. "To the People of China!"

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Zeng would smile, taking the glass which sat in front of him and standing up with confidence

"I admire your Courage and Confidence Hu. It shall be done quickly and swiftly, soon, our government will be free of the hands of the Jiang Clique, and we will finally be able to push China into a prosperous future."

He'd then lift his glass, accepting the toast "To the People of China!"

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