On November 9, Xi Jinping and Zhang Youxia met with representatives of advanced national sports in Guangzhou. Their seating arrangement in the centre indicated that Zhang Youxia's status is equal to or higher than that of Xi Jinping. (Video screenshot)
[People News] The arrests of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli immediately drew international attention. Many netizens and foreign media outlets have continued to expose insider rumors about infighting among top CCP leaders and within the military. Although none of these rumors can be officially confirmed, they have still attracted widespread public interest.
On the 26th, X user “Xie Wanjun” posted: “It is rumored that after Zhang Youxia was arrested, Xi Jinping unexpectedly faced opposition from the entire military. This forced Xi to negotiate with the detained Zhang Youxia. Xi proposed that as long as Zhang agreed to leave the military, he could be allowed to serve as Chairman of the National People’s Congress, or Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, or retire with the rank of a national-level state leader. However, Zhang Youxia’s attitude was extremely firm. He said he could no longer trust Xi Jinping. The condition he demanded was that Xi must step down and leave China. At present, the two sides’ negotiations have achieved some results, but no substantive progress has been made.”
Du Wen, a former senior CCP official now living in exile overseas and a current affairs commentator, cited insider sources within China as saying that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had once planned to launch a coup against Xi Jinping in the name of “saving the Party and the country,” but were betrayed by someone close to them, causing the operation to fail at the last moment. However, this information also remains unverified.
Chinese current affairs commentator Cai Shenkun was the first to reveal to the outside world the news of Zhang and Liu’s arrests. Afterwards, Cai Shenkun continued to release a number of insider details. Recently, he disclosed a Beijing rumor saying that about a month ago, Zhang Youxia and Xi Jinping had a direct confrontation. It is said that in a small room, Zhang openly accused Xi of crazily purging the military over the years, causing soldiers to lose their dignity and the army’s image to suffer unprecedented self-destruction. In anger, he even questioned, “Where exactly are you trying to lead this Party and this country?” Toward the end of the argument, Zhang Youxia reportedly issued a chilling threat: “If I don’t let you leave here today, would that count as a coup?”
Meanwhile, Western media outlet The Wall Street Journal published a report that, according to what it described as an internal official briefing, Zhang Youxia was accused not only of using his authority in the Equipment Development Department to accept huge bribes and promote close associates such as Li Shangfu, but his most fatal charge was “suspected of leaking core technical data of China’s nuclear weapons program to the United States.” The report said this evidence allegedly came from the testimony of Gu Jun, former general manager of China National Nuclear Corporation. If the accusation is true, Zhang Youxia would not merely be corrupt, but guilty of “treason” serious enough to shake the foundations of the state.
Recently, it has been widely circulated online that a former officer of the CCP’s 31st Group Army told overseas media that after Zhang Youxia’s arrest, the CCP military has “already fallen into chaos.” The fact that a veteran senior commander like Zhang could be taken down so “easily” shocked officers at the regiment and division level and above.
At present, two versions of events are circulating. One says that Xi Jinping had long pretended to cooperate with Zhang Youxia and Party elders, while secretly planning behind the scenes, and then at the right moment delivered “a fatal strike,” taking Zhang down through a surprise operation. The other says that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were plotting a military coup, but were reported two hours before the action, allowing Xi to successfully counterattack and arrest 17 officers.
The whistleblower expressed support for the first version, believing this was Xi Jinping’s “long-premeditated fatal blow.” The whistleblower also described the current chaos within the military: senior officers are scrambling to request transfers or resignations, army commanders are refusing to state their positions, and the entire military is showing a posture of “passive resistance.” He predicted that if this continues, “the whole military will go on strike,” with everyone “slacking off and lying flat in protest.” He said, “Now people aren’t even showing up for duty.” Who exactly is in charge of the military, what to do, and whether to work at all have all become questions.
The CCP claims that it seized power relying on “the barrel of a gun and the pen.” The Central Military Commission originally had seven members. After Zhang and Liu fell, only Xi Jinping and Zhang Shengmin remain, while the other five have been marked with red crosses. The CCP military’s highest leadership has entered a historically rare state of “total destruction.” Outside observers suspect that the Central Military Commission may now be unable to function. Where should the guns of the “gun barrel” be pointed? The CCP military prides itself as a Great Steel Wall, but corruption has left this steel wall rusted and fragile. “Down with the Communist Party” and “Overthrow the Communist Party” are currently seen as the strongest public sentiments in Chinese society. Many netizens estimate that the CCP may not be far from collapse. △
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