The ERG is a wing of the Parliamentary Conservative Party that pushed for Brexit. It has no official role in parliamentary proceedings - or even within the Tory Party itself - but it is viewed as an influential group. "The great emperors - that is who Xi actually looks up to, this guy is enormous in his ambition," Prof Tsang says. The two-minute video, from an account with about 1,700 followers, has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. irannews.ru/ - irannews.ru "Some of the comments have been healthy, a couple of people have changed their minds while replying to each other. I think it's important, it needs to go out there." There is significant military activity. A logistical supply line forms an artery towards Ukraine's continued counteroffensive. The 69-year-old lives in a part of the southern Kherson region which has been liberated by Ukrainian troops earlier in October. "My head aches from all the shelling, we almost starved to death in the first few months," he said. And it appears to have paid off. Li Qiang, the Shanghai party chief who oversaw the city's controversial shut down, has been elevated to premier, Xi's second in command.