There appears to be a power struggle going on China, with many conflicting reports, some confirmed, some not, all of which suggest Chairman X has narrowly escaped a coup, but that the threat of attack is still pressing. This news comes as Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has just arrived in Beijing. We can affirm the purge of most of the top Generals, including his two top Generals, and military lockdowns in Beijing.
One unsubstantiated story claims there was a shootout between his chief rival Zhang Youxia’s men and his men that narrowly missed assassinating Xi. Nine of Xi’s men were killed with scores of Youxia’s men were said to have been killed. So far, we still can’t confirm the story, though the mere fact it is circulating suggests the coup is still going on.
- China’s top general under investigation for alleged violations amid corruption crackdown The Guardian
- Xi Jinping’s ‘Sacred Games’: Why China’s leader keeps purging PLA generals Times of India
- Analysis: Xi has absolute control over China’s military. Now he wants more CNN
- Xi’s Purge of Top General Spurs Questions on Taiwan, Succession Bloomberg
- Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down The New York Times
- The Purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli: Why and What’s Next for China’s Military The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
- China’s military says top general undermined Xi Jinping’s authority Financial Times
- China fires top general in shocking purge of senior military command The Washington Post
- Why China’s swift ousting of Zhang Youxia is a warning from Xi on party purity South China Morning Post
from news.google.com
