(Janet Huang’s post from the VISION TIME NEWS on 18 June 2025.)
The
Mysterious Death of Li Keqiang and the Fractures Splitting China’s Leadership: The
sudden death of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
in October 2023 sent shockwaves across China — but for many, the official
account was met with deep skepticism. Authorities claimed Li died of a sudden
heart attack while swimming, but rumors of foul play have persisted.
Now, a
dramatic allegation has surfaced, adding fuel to those suspicions. A figure
claiming inside knowledge — using the pseudonym “Nothing to Say” — has come
forward with what he describes as a detailed account of a state-sanctioned
assassination.
According to this whistleblower, Li’s death was no tragic accident but rather a cold, calculated execution code-named Operation 23107, ordered from within the Chinese state apparatus itself.
State-sanctioned
murder
The
whistleblower alleges that a six-man covert team, including military-trained
operatives, was tasked with inducing an “irreversible cardiogenic lesion” in Li
by using a tasteless, colorless nerve agent known as “Cardio-Disruptor.”
Developed
in secret military laboratories, the agent was reportedly slipped into a cup of
purified water Li drank just before his usual swim at the East Suburb State
Guesthouse in Shanghai on October 26. Within an hour, Li’s body began to fail
in the water. By noon, he was floating, unresponsive.
The
operation, the source claims, was executed with military precision: three
months of preparation, 42 rehearsals, and tightly compartmentalized roles. One
agent handled signal jamming, another secured the perimeter, while a third —
code-named “Chen” — staged a rescue, performing CPR in front of witnesses.
The
final act: an emergency transfer to a pre-selected hospital, the Pudong branch
of Shuguang Hospital — a move designed to create the illusion of a genuine but
futile medical effort. By 12:23 p.m., Li was officially pronounced dead.
Ruptures within the Party
In the
aftermath, the machinery of suppression allegedly roared into action. Data was
erased, medical records rewritten, and hospital staff silenced. The
whistleblower claims those involved in the operation were scattered — the team
leader reportedly vanishing into Myawaddy, a border town beyond China’s reach.
The entire affair, he says, has been locked under a 30-year top-secret
classification.
If
these allegations hold truth — and it bears emphasizing that they remain
unverified — they paint a chilling portrait of a regime willing to eliminate
even its most senior figures to protect its grip on power. The implications are
profound.
Li
Keqiang was widely seen as one of the few top officials willing to speak
uncomfortable truths. In 2020, during the National People’s Congress, he
shocked many by acknowledging that 600 million Chinese still lived on less than
1,000 yuan (about $140) a month — a blunt contradiction of Xi Jinping’s
signature claim of poverty eradication. And his farewell remark upon stepping
down in March 2023 — “Heaven has eyes” — now seems, in hindsight, like a quiet,
foreboding warning.
Hidden in plain sight
This
alleged assassination fits into a larger pattern of tension within the Chinese
Communist Party. In a separate but equally extraordinary episode, Liu Yuan, son
of revolutionary icon Liu Shaoqi, reportedly blasted the regime at a Politburo
expanded meeting in May.
His demands were radical: nationalize the military, dissolve the Central Military Commission, revive the semi-democratic principles of “New Democracy,” and abandon decades of Party orthodoxy, including “Xi Jinping Thought.”
Even
the People’s Liberation Army Daily appears to have joined the chorus of
discontent. A recent series of editorials, thinly disguised criticisms of
nepotism and corruption, included a striking warning: “bad family traditions
lead to tombs.” Many observers saw this as a poetic but pointed attack on Xi
and his wife, Peng Liyuan, over their rumored meddling in military
appointments.
What
emerges from this storm of intrigue is the image of a regime beset by internal
strife — struggling to silence dissent, shape its narratives, and maintain
control as cracks widen across its once-impenetrable facade. Xi Jinping, who
once appeared to command near-absolute power, now faces challenges on all
sides.
For
those watching China’s political scene, these developments sound a clear alarm:
the CCP’s age of unchallenged dominance may be drawing to a close. The alleged
murder of Li Keqiang, paired with the bold defiance of figures like Liu Yuan,
exposes a leadership increasingly divided and a future shadowed by uncertainty.
China
today stands at a historic crossroads. Will it double down on authoritarian
repression, or could genuine reform — or even revolution — emerge from the
fractures? One thing is certain: the cracks are starting to show, and the world
must watch closely as the next chapter in China’s turbulent story unfolds.
