Ye-Xi Clique – II a. The Next Generation

2nd in a series of 4 articles on the Ye-Xi Clique – Ye-Xi Clique II has parts ‘a’ and ‘b’

Marshal Ye Jianying personally spoke up for the rehabilitation of Xi Zhongxun in 1978. Ye’s advocacy was credited with helping Xi gain an appointment from Deng Xiaoping as Party Secretary in Guangdong. Marshal Ye had also taken a personal interest in Xi Zhongxun’s young son Xi Jinping, helping to ensure that he had opportunities after being “sent down” to Yan’an, securing his membership in the CCP, helping him get admitted to Qinghua University, and later using his influence to get him appointed as executive assistant to Minister of Defense Geng Biao (1979-82). After Marshal Ye passed away in 1986, the Ye brothers continued to look after Xi Jinping, investing their considerable talents and resources in a campaign that propelled Xi Jinping to the pinnacle of CCP power.