>>Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher, The New York Times Published: 05 Jul 2021 09:13 AM BdST Updated: 05 Jul 2021 09:13 AM BdST In an undated image provided to The New York Times, Cai Xia, a former Central Party School professor who was expelled from the Communist Party. The New York Times On a leafy campus in northwest Beijing, dotted with statues of Marx, Mao and other communist saints, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is training his “loyal successors,” the next generation of officials who will drive the resurgence of one-party rule. "); } The Communist Party of China just celebrated 100 years since its founding, and for much of that time the Central Party School and similar academies have been “red cradles.” In these schools, cadres are immersed in the party’s beliefs, which trace back to its early decades as a revolutionary movement. Xi has preached that reenergised party rule is essential for China’s ascent, and he has urged the schools to produce officials who are proudly and vocally loyal to that cause.