The ' Restoration Party' is Planning an Uprising; Mass Protests in 2026 May Lead to the Collapse of the Chinese Communist Party

On August 25, a violent clash broke out between police and citizens at Jindi Plaza in Wuhan, Hubei Province. (Video screenshot)

[People News] Recently, a document has circulated within China indicating that some individuals are preparing for a 'civil uprising' during the upcoming Lunar New Year next year. This situation was previously detected by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On November 20, the Ministry of Public Security submitted a report to the Central Secretariat, which mentioned an organisation called the 'Restoration Party's Special Party Branch in the Beijing-Tianjin Region.' This organisation has been distributing a document titled 'During the 2026 Lunar New Year, initiate the seizure of the ill-got gains of corrupt CCP officials to benefit the people and gather the energy for a popular uprising!'

According to this document, the 'Restoration Party' intends to take action during the Lunar New Year next year to rob corrupt CCP officials of their ill-got wealth, hoping that the Chinese people will join in this effort. They assert that while many individuals now use virtual currencies to conceal their corrupt gains, the majority of CCP officials are not familiar with this and continue to keep large amounts of cash stored in their homes or in the homes of relatives and mistresses. Consequently, if this money is stolen, these officials would certainly not dare to report it.

Australian legal scholar Yuan Hongbing has also pointed out that migrant workers have spent nearly the last twenty years working in cities, and now that they have returned to rural areas, their original land no longer exists, leaving them without the last support for living in the countryside. 'If migrant workers remain in rural areas, it will undoubtedly lead to a significant population of displaced persons. This will pose a serious threat to the stability of the CCP regime.' In other words, with an increase in unemployed and impoverished individuals in rural areas, the likelihood of robbing corrupt officials' money will greatly rise.

Experts believe that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) efforts to prevent migrant workers from returning to poverty-stricken areas will not avert the inevitable decline of the party. 'The crisis currently confronting the CCP is not merely a singular issue; rather, the entire governance system of the CCP is on the brink of collapse. This includes issues like corruption and officials who are disengaged and neglecting their responsibilities.

Dr Lai Rongwei, a PhD from the East Asian Studies Institute at National Chengchi University, noted that at this moment, a popular uprising appears more likely than a military coup or political coup. However, for a large-scale uprising to be successful, it will depend on whether protests in various regions can be coordinated despite the CCP's increasing network control. Furthermore, there needs to be a national civil society leader and adequate resources for the uprising.

'If a charismatic leader emerges, the CCP is very concerned,' he remarked.

Concerning farmers' plans to seize the wealth of corrupt officials during the New Year celebrations, the Ministry of Public Security is taking this information very seriously, as this document has circulated among over a dozen large and medium-sized cities and numerous towns. Consequently, the Ministry quickly reported it to the Party Central Committee, which had indeed sensed the significant pressure of a 'popular uprising' and had disseminated this report to provinces nationwide, raising their alert levels.

Some might argue that the CCP possesses a vast stability maintenance apparatus, suggesting that even if the populace attempts to revolt, they could be swiftly suppressed. Observers indicate that while this was true in the past, the current situation is markedly different.

Self-media commentator Tang Hao analyses that, recently, China’s internet has been seeing frequent instances of so-called “storming the tower” — acts of openly confronting the Party-state. That is, sensitive CCP keywords or critical commentary about the CCP have been appearing online. For example, Douyin has recently seen videos mentioning “June Fourth,” “Yu Menglong,” and “the cause of Li Keqiang’s death.” This suggests that within the CCP’s internet management apparatus, some people have already begun to go on strike or deliberately slack off. That is why Xi Jinping has recently convened meetings emphasising the need to tighten internet control — in other words, a crack has already appeared in the CCP’s “stability maintenance” system in the online sphere.

Looking ahead, it is anticipated that in rural areas and third- and fourth-tier cities, local governments' inability to pay salaries could lead to the resignation, strikes, or inaction of stability maintenance personnel. This could loosen the iron grip of stability maintenance, making these regions more susceptible to collective protests or even large-scale civil unrest.

Tang Hao believes that, considering the overall economic and social landscape, civil unrest is imminent. Additionally, the purges of the military by the Communist Party leader in recent years have left the anti-Xi faction within the military quite discontented. If civil unrest were to erupt, could it lead to military personnel joining forces with unemployed youth and migrant workers to challenge Zhongnanhai? Such a scenario cannot be dismissed.

Throughout Chinese history, the collapse of a dynasty has often been marked by certain recurring themes: rampant corruption, power struggles, bureaucratic inaction, economic decline, hardships for the populace, loss of public support, ongoing natural disasters and man-made crises, particularly epidemics, as well as domestic uprisings and foreign wars. In the case of the Communist Party of China, all these conditions, except for uprisings and wars, are currently present. Thus, if protests emerge in 2026, it could signal the end of the Communist Party's rule.

(First published in People News)
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