Gao Xinhua wasn't invited either. In his view, it was normal not to invite him, but not inviting Zhao Feiyang was unusual. Inviting Xu Chunliang was very unusual. As Xu Chunliang mentioned, Tang Jinglun was clearly trying to win Xu Chunliang over to his camp. Using this incident, he played a counter-strategy to alienate Zhao Feiyang and Xu Chunliang. Gao Xinhua advised Xu Chunliang to try not to get involved in such internal power struggles. The more uncertain the policies from above, the more one should remain neutral and not lose one's head over a bit of sweetness.
Xu Chunliang told Gao Xinhua that he was best at dealing with sugar-coated bullets, and even the sugar coating needed to be assessed for taste.
