In-Depth Analysis of the Real Reasons Xi Jinping Arrested Zhang Youxia

In-Depth Analysis of the Real Reasons Xi Jinping Arrested Zhang Youxia

[People News]After the well-known overseas self-media figure Mr. Cai Shenkun revealed that Zhang Youxia had been arrested, and specifically noted that the news had been “absolutely accurate” after repeated verification from multiple sources, many online influencers still questioned its authenticity. Although the internet is full of mixed truths and falsehoods, if one uses the mindset of normal people to analyze, reason, and judge the behavior and motives of abnormal people, one will inevitably fall into the trap of carving a mark on a boat to find a lost sword or climbing a tree to catch fish.

In the eyes of outsiders, Xi Jinping’s father Xi Zhongxun and Zhang Youxia’s father Zhang Zongxun were indeed “family friends for two generations.” They were both “fellow townsmen from Shaanxi” and shared a “life-and-death friendship,” having fought side by side on the northwest battlefield. After Xi came to power, Zhang Youxia became a princeling in the military who strongly supported Xi’s rule and served as the “ballast stone” for Xi’s control of military power. By common sense, he should have been someone Xi would never disown or discard after use. However, what shocks people is that in the CCP’s underworld-style life-and-death power struggles, even comrades who shared hardships are not spared.

The Demonic CCP Is a “Meat Grinder” That Devours People Without Spitting Out Bones

Looking back at CCP history, Mao of course knew that Peng Dehuai—who had saved Mao Zedong’s life several times—had no ambition to seize power. However, at the Lushan Conference, Peng merely spoke a few truths and criticized Mao twice. Mao immediately turned against him, threw away the inscription he had personally written praising Peng as a great general, and sought to destroy him. Their bond was completely severed.

Liu Shaoqi, who first proposed “Mao Zedong Thought” at the CCP’s Seventh Congress, was later targeted because at the “Seven Thousand Cadres Conference” he attributed the deaths of tens of millions by famine to “30 percent natural disaster, 70 percent man-made disaster.” This touched Mao’s nerve. Mao mobilized the Red Guards to brand the constitutionally protected state chairman overnight as a “traitor, spy, and scab,” and Liu ultimately died without burial.

Lin Biao, Mao’s closest revolutionary comrade and officially written into the Party Constitution as Mao’s successor, still ended up with no escape route. Despite constantly praising Mao during the Cultural Revolution, the battle-hardened Lin was forced by Mao into a desperate situation, fled by plane, and died in a crash abroad.

During the 1989 “June Fourth” student movement, patriotic students merely raised slogans of “oppose official profiteering, demand democracy.” Deng Xiaoping labeled it “turmoil” and pointed merciless guns at China’s own young generation, deploying tanks and machine guns in a bloody massacre.

In 1999, during the “April 25” appeal, over ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners peacefully petitioned near Zhongnanhai for a lawful environment to practice. Jiang Zemin, driven by jealousy, mobilized the entire state apparatus to carry out a brutal suppression.

From this we can see that a dictator without bottom lines has nothing he cannot do—only things you cannot imagine. No reason is needed, only suspicion. In fact, Xi’s real purpose in arresting Zhang can be summed up in two words: prevent “internal traitors.”

Maduro Betrayed by a Childhood Friend

Before being captured alive by U.S. forces, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro believed he was backed by “iron allies” like China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. He had Russian air defense systems, Chinese radars said to detect stealth aircraft, and a Cuban-assisted presidential security network. Even his personal guards were Cuban soldiers. Everything seemed foolproof.

So Maduro arrogantly ignored Trump’s warnings, even publicly challenging him on TV: “Come arrest me!” Chinese military commentators also loudly claimed the U.S. would not dare act. Yet U.S. Delta Force aircraft entered like no one was there. Maduro, who had met Xi’s envoy the same day, was captured in his sleep. The entire operation—from U.S. bases to arrest and transfer—took only 2 hours and 16 minutes.

Later it was revealed Maduro’s own inner circle had an “internal traitor”: the head of his presidential guard and military counterintelligence, his trusted childhood friend. This betrayal shocked Xi deeply.

Iran: Former President Labeled the “Biggest Internal Traitor”

Facing economic collapse and protests, Iran launched a major purge of “internal traitors,” arresting about 3,000 people. Former President Hassan Rouhani and others were accused of being Western agents and placed under house arrest. Conservatives blamed reformists for economic hardship and used the purge to eliminate political rivals.

This resembles the CCP’s military purge—two students of the same authoritarian teacher.

Russia: The War Without Smoke

After years of war in Ukraine, Russia found many failures were due to internal leaks. By late 2025, thousands were investigated for espionage or treason—far more than in the previous 25 years combined. Putin began a sweeping purge of the military leadership. Several top defense officials were arrested or removed.

Even more alarming were high-level “internal traitors,” including former senior officials accused of long-term cooperation with Western intelligence.

Why Xi Only Arrested Zhang Now

“Fortresses are easiest to break from within.” Lessons from Venezuela, Iran, and Russia convinced Xi that invisible internal enemies are more dangerous than external ones. Maduro’s betrayal by a childhood friend made Xi paranoid.

Zhang Youxia had gradually lost Xi’s trust after military leak scandals. Many of Zhang’s protégés were purged. Disagreements over Taiwan further deepened suspicion. Xi thus decided to imitate Putin, using anti-corruption as a tool to eliminate potential “internal traitors” before they could act.

Ancient sayings warn: “When the birds are gone, the bow is put away; when the rabbits are dead, the hunting dogs are cooked.” Yet Xi cut off his own arms before defeating external enemies—violating a military taboo.

After the 20th Party Congress, Xi still needed to suppress rival factions. If he had moved against Zhang too early, it might have provoked backlash. So he used a “boiling frog” strategy, gradually weakening Zhang’s power until recently seizing the moment to arrest him and Liu Zhenli.

If Xi did not act now, he feared health issues, political risks at upcoming Party meetings, economic collapse, mass unemployment, and widespread resentment. Tens of millions purged under anti-corruption campaigns also form potential threats.

In short, The Law of the Wolf Pack reveals: when the alpha wolf is strong, others obey; when it is weak, it is torn apart. “Among wolves, there is no eternal loyalty, only temporary submission. When you are strong, you are king; when weak, you are meat.” This is not only the law of wolves but also the fate of dictators—self-destruction through internal struggle.

(First published by People News) △