Thus, once again, the Party Central Committee affirmed that the rumors are true. On the afternoon of April 26, the state-controlled newspapers simultaneously reported “According to personal wishes, the Central Committee agreed to let Vuong Dinh Hue step down from his position as Politburo member and Central Committee member in the 13th tenure and Chairman of the National Assembly.”
In fact, there is no such thing as “personal aspirations” of Hue, on the contrary, he is very “stubborn” refusing to leave political field. Just because the evidence against him was so clear that he could not deny it, he had to write a resignation letter to preserve his honor.
In Hue’s plan, the National Assembly Chairman’s seat is only for a temporary seat, before becoming the General Secretary at the next National Congress. But unfortunately, a traitor To Lam emerged, knocking him out of his position, forcing him to embrace defeat and humiliation.
Just on March 20, Vo Van Thuong was removed from the position of State President by the Party Central Committee, then 36 days later, it was Hue’s turn to be removed. Both of them are victims of Minister of Public Security To Lam.
And indeed, Lam accomplished a miracle, setting an unprecedented record, when in just 36 days he broke 2 pillars of the Four Pillars.
Thus, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s plan to train personnel to inherit his throne was ruined by Lam. It can be said that when Thuong assumed the position of State President last year,Trong controls three out of 4 posts called the Four Pillars. But now, the foot of that cauldron, which seemed as solid as a stone table, has been broken by Lam, leaving only the General Secretary standing alone. It can be said that the Politburo has never had a personnel crisis like now.
Both Trong’s physical health and political health are now converging on one point – that is “Weak.” His physical health was like a candle in the wind. Maybe, he would say goodbuy to this world at any time. His life is in a state where he can live one day at a time. Suppose, at this time, some “comrade” gave him “medication” and everyone would just think that he passed away due to a normal illness. For Trong, if an opponent acts like someone did with State President Tran Dai Quang before, he will avoid scandal.
However, his political health is also a big issue, because it can affect the nation’s destiny. The framework that once made Trong’s strength for many years has now “disintegrated” since Lam suddenly “rebelled.” Talking about professionalism, the Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection certainly cannot keep up with the Ministry of Public Security. Therefore, now, in disciplinary cases against senior leaders, Tran Cam Tu is always passive in front of Lam. Specifically, in the disciplinary case of Hue, Tu received the investigation results from Lam and was forced to follow it.
Once a close subordinate Trong, now Tu must follow Lam’s request. Because Lam has the tools to investigate, and once the investigation results violate the Regulations on what party members cannot do, issued by the General Secretary himself, Tu will not want to go against Lam’s wishes. It can be said that Tu was controlled by Lam.
Thus, around Trong there was no force strong enough to shield him from the aggressive Lam. In the past, Trong’s political career was shielded from many sides and very safe, but now it is empty. Meanwhile, the storm created by Lam was sweeping towards him.
Many analysts predict that after defeating Hue, Lam’s next target will be General Secretary. If this is true, it is unclear whether General Secretary Trong’s candle can withstand this storm or not.
