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Yang Lanlan Faces Two Charges – Very Different Outcomes Depending on Guilty Plea

23-year-old Chinese woman Yang Lanlan has become the focus of international attention due to a car accident in Sydney, Australia. Her mysterious family background and the source of her wealth remain unknown. On August 15, she will make her first court appearance. What kind of legal punishment will she face? Will she go to prison? And will her true identity be revealed in this trial?

Japanese Media: Xi’s Power Base Shaken, Anti-Xi Faction Building an Encirclement

The CCP has announced that the Fourth Plenary Session will be held in Beijing in October. Some Japanese media believe that the delay of the plenary session until October reflects a weakening of Xi Jinping’s power base. Analysts also point out that signs of an anti-Xi faction within the military began emerging last year, and that this faction is now working to construct an “anti-Xi encirclement.”

Is Guo Shuqing in Trouble? The Power Struggle in Beidaihe Remains Enigmatic

The power struggle in Beidaihe ahead of the Fourth Plenary Session is set to become increasingly intense. Recently, reports have circulated in Chinese circles that Liu Jianchao, the Minister of the International Liaison Department, has been taken away for investigation, a claim later confirmed by the Wall Street Journal.

Rumor: Xi Jinping Will Not Have a Fourth Term — Timetable for Stepping Down Already Set

Media figure Jiang Wangzheng has revealed that Xi Jinping will not serve a fourth term. According to him, Xi’s departure has already been arranged: Third Plenum – transfer power; Fourth Plenum – vanish; Fifth Plenum – shed titles; Sixth Plenum – retire. After the Third Plenum, Xi will gradually hand over authority to Li Qiang; before the Fourth Plenum even convenes, he will disappear from public view; at the Fifth Plenum, he will give up some positions; and around the Sixth Plenum, he will step down entirely.

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