(Nivedita Dash’s post from the INDIA.COM on 04 July 2025.)
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Xi Jinping’s oldest enemy ready to end Xi’s rule in
China, silent coup on against super powerful Chinese president: Chinese President
Xi Jinping has been missing for the past two weeks as he has not been seen
anywhere between late May and early June.
Various questions are arising due to the absence of
Chinese President Xi Jinping for the last two weeks. Is Chinese President Xi
Jinping’s power coming to an end? Is there a plot for a coup in China?. There
is no news of him even in the Chinese government’s mouthpiece People’s Daily,
although he used to be a part of its news every day.
Meanwhile, news of other Communist Party leaders hosting visiting dignitaries in Beijing’s grand hall made headlines. China has a history of senior leaders being quietly removed from power. In such a situation, it is not meaningless to ask whether similar preparations are going on against Xi Jinping as well.
In early June this year, when Xi Jinping met
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, the setting was surprisingly small. The
glitz and glamour of the red carpet was missing. What is even more strange is
that Xi Jinping’s personal security has been reduced by almost half. The
official status of his father’s grand mausoleum has ended.
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What is the quarrel with PLA General?
Meanwhile, there is news of a rift between Xi
Jinping and General Zhang Youxia of China’s powerful People’s Liberation Army.
General Zhang had helped Xi Jinping get a third term. CNN-News18’s report
quoted sources as saying that the real power currently rests with General Zhang
Youxia, who is the first vice president of the Central Military Commission, who
has the support of former Chinese President Hu Jintao ‘s faction.
Where have Xi’s loyal general disappeared?
Dozens of generals loyal to Xi have disappeared or
been replaced. What is being speculated to happen to Xi is something the
Chinese Communist Party has done with three leaders before, reducing them to
merely ceremonial roles. Meanwhile, there is talk of a new face in China. Wang
Yi’s name is being discussed as a possible replacement. Wang leads reforms
after Deng Xiaoping emerged from obscurity.
What had happened to Hu Jintao faction?
In 2022, the whole world watched as Xi Jinping’s
predecessor Hu Jintao was removed from the stage in front of cameras at an
important meeting of the Chinese Communist Party. China’s Xinhuo agency later
said that Hu was feeling unwell, but cameras clearly showed that he was
reluctant to leave the stage. He even took notes from Xi Jinping, but Jinping
ignored him.
