Writing for Radio Free Asia, Liu Qing, among others, suggest that the campaign's main aim was to extinguish vestiges of influence of former President Jiang Zemin, whose network of patronage spanned the military, the provinces, and the party apparatus.
Writing for Radio Free Asia, Liu Qing, among others, suggest that the campaign's main aim was to extinguish vestiges of influence of former President Jiang Zemin. Jiang's time in power saw a marked increase in patronage appointments that spanned the military, the provinces, and the party apparatus.