After 8 Days Out of Public View, Xi Jinping Made a Tentative Trip Out of Beijing Yesterday, Then Rushed Back to Zhongnanhai Overnight. "Real China"

This episode analyzes Xi Jinping’s movements after he disappeared for eight days and then left Beijing for Dezhou, Shandong. The host points out that this trip is intended to test and showcase his freedom of action, while he faces palace pressure from the “red second generation” and “military second generation” as well as power struggles among senior party officials. The program focuses on the rare absence of trusted aide Cai Qi, who has been marginalized, suggesting that Cai Qi knows too many inside secrets and is in a dangerous position. In addition, the program mentions the recent government crackdown and tax investigations targeting private enterprises, and the comprehensive pressure Xi Jinping faces from within the party, domestic citizens, and abroad.

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Xi Jinping disappeared for a full eight days. The head of Myanmar’s military government, Min Aung Hlaing, arrived in Beijing on the 16th, and then on the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, nothing happened for the entire seven days; only on the eighth day did something appear. What was he doing? He was dealing with the “red second generation” and the “military second generation.” It’s no longer called the red second generation; now it’s the military second generation participating. They are now discussing a plan that he must produce, to ensure… there is no way to guarantee it now. Actually, the safest ways for these red and military second generations are, I think, two: one is to leave, and the other is to settle down, share governance, rotate governance, creating mutual constraints within their circle. This is the problem Xi Jinping currently faces.

Where did Xi Jinping go this time? He went to Dezhou, Shandong. You may not know much about Dezhou, but it is actually very close to Beijing. Where is it? It’s the same area he visited Xiong’an last time; driving from Beijing to Langfang takes less than an hour. There is a base there, a base of the Central Guard Bureau, called Gu’an Base. This Gu’an Base is controlled by the Central Guard Bureau. Dezhou is located south of Langfang, along a known road leading south to Dezhou. It takes about three hours for Xi Jinping to drive from Beijing to Dezhou. If no one were there, and all the cars could not get on the highway, there is a highway called Jishan or Ji’er that goes directly south; driving takes a little over two hours, about three hours in total. What does Xi Jinping do there? He goes to see farmers? He goes there to perform, to talk with farmers at their homes, essentially staging a performance without actually doing anything, just putting on a show.

He went to the rural area of Dezhou to demonstrate two things, achieving two goals. The first goal is to prove that he can leave Beijing and go to Shandong. Where is Shandong? Shandong is a region that Xi Jinping has always controlled, a region that Peng Liyuan has always controlled. So he is relatively safe in Shandong; it’s only a two- to three‑hour drive away. After arranging everything there, after setting up in the large rural area, he took some photos with the locals and said a few words. Who accompanied him? He Li‑feng. It should be noted that Cai Qi has now been completely weakened. You see, when Cai Qi was the director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the first secretary, he was like a sticky plaster on Xi Jinping’s backside, never leaving. This time is an exception; Cai Qi did not go. Why didn’t Cai Qi go? Cai Qi has already been marginalized and is now being sidelined.

Cai Qi knows far too much about Xi Jinping. I have always said that Cai Qi is the most dangerous person in China, the most dangerous. Xi Jinping has been pulling the plug on anyone who poses a future threat to him, regardless of whether you are close to him or not; as soon as, in theory, he thinks you might rebel or betray him, he will eliminate you. That is why I once insisted that Xi must get rid of Zhang Youxia, and I have spoken about Zhang Youxia many times. If you look at all the self‑media, I have long said that Zhang Youxia and Xi Jinping are co‑conspirators. Zhang Youxia rose to become Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2017, protecting Xi. At that time there was no one in the military protecting Xi. Zhang knew Xi’s inner secrets, and Xi certainly confided in him. In 2018, when Xi was amending the constitution, Li Keqiang wrote a letter— I have published that letter— in which he said he knew Xi planned the constitutional amendment as early as December 2017. In November 2017, Zhang Youxia was nominated and promoted to Central Vice Chairman. The timeline lines up: in December/January, Xi internally submitted the proposal to the National People’s Congress, which passed it in March 2018. So the earliest person who knew about Xi’s constitutional amendment was Zhang Youxia. Zhang is Xi’s accomplice. In this context, if Xi wants to eliminate Zhang, it is because Zhang knows too much; he understands the whole process, so Xi must remove him. Removing Zhang also offends the “red second generation,” and once Xi embarks on this path of plundering wealth, it becomes a no‑return road; he is neither inside nor outside, because the very act is evil, whether he gains or loses. You see, Cai Qi’s absence this time, not appearing beside Xi, is a very significant signal.

Recently, Cai Qi was appointed head of the Central Party School (the Central Administrative Academy), a highly ominous sign. For Cai Qi, it is a bad omen, because such a position is usually given to those who have been pushed to the sidelines. Li Xi experienced the same, and now it is Cai Qi’s turn. People should know that Li Xi is not like Xi. Li Xi and Xi are completely different; they have decades apart. Li Xi’s involvement in Xi’s affairs is limited—though they have a good relationship, he is not involved in the operational layer. Who are the real operatives behind all of Xi’s evil actions? It is Cai Qi. Therefore, Cai Qi’s absence likely means he has already been marginalized, a pure sign of marginalization. Look at the two facts and connect them. First, Cai Qi is a dangerous person, and I think everyone agrees on that. He has been helping Xi for many days, handling all the shady deeds—arrests here, arrests there. Cai knows everything about the Xi family’s affairs. Can Cai still keep him alive? It is very difficult. Cai Qi is already completely controlled; he must not speak out, absolutely not. So, as in ancient times when many old eunuchs were controlled or killed after an emperor’s death, the same pattern exists within the Communist Party.

Within the Communist Party, Xi Jinping is now facing several issues: first, the pressure from the red second generation and military second generation to overthrow him; second, he must confront violations against him by the entire society and the whole country. So this time Xi goes, representing two things: first, he can leave Beijing city, meaning he says I have already left. Second, he goes to represent and tell everyone that now I will serve the common people, the vast farmers. Do you know why he cares about the farmers? Now Xi is starting to go after bosses, to go after bosses. About half an hour ago I just did a program for New Tang Dynasty, showing some current internal Communist Party matters; you need to integrate a lot of data together. In a program I did a few days ago, I said Xinhua News Agency published an article that, from the reform and opening up to now, or from Deng Xiaoping after Mao’s death, there has never been such praise of the Communist Party robbing private enterprises, robbing private enterprises, i.e., talking about public‑private partnership and how to easily take over people’s businesses, such as Shanghai’s Revitalization Flour Mill, the largest flour company in China. The Rong family used to be in Wuxi; one was the flour king, the other the cotton yarn king. Their cotton yarn was called Shengxing, which had up to nine factories. Revitalization was called Fumao, originally Fumao in Wuxi, later moved to Shanghai and Hankou. Why Shanghai and Hankou? Because at that time Hankou was on the Yangtze water system, and Shanghai’s Fuxing Flour Mill was also on the water system, by the Suzhou River at the Jiangning Road bridge. In old China the biggest transport was water, ships, so they all relied on that. My grandfather was the general manager of that Fuxing Flour Mill, and my father once took me to visit it, later it became Shanghai Flour Mill, then turned into a Communist Party enterprise, never before. This article blatantly praises how the Communist Party robs private enterprises. I think this point is now clear from Xi’s own words. Now he will start robbing these private enterprises. I argue that there is reason to target private enterprises; the current Chinese Communist Party leadership, without the past robberies, would not have the current regime, so they must rob. To do so they need legitimacy, which means trying to win over the poor, the rural people. Xi often opens a pot lid, meaning you have no money, you have no food? If you have no food, we can take it. Now it’s aimed at private enterprises, so private enterprises are in trouble. If Xi does not fall, all Chinese private enterprises will be completely liquidated. This is about to happen, it’s already happening. Today I heard news that a listed company called Beidahuang was fined 1.4 billion for tax evasion, and now across the country listed companies are being investigated for tax evasion and fined heavily. That 1.4 billion is relatively small; in the future large private enterprises will be completely liquidated, removed by the government, removed by the Communist Party.

The current Xi Jinping, everyone should know, the present China is not a China of the ordinary people. Since 1949, this country has never been in the hands of the masses; it has always been in the hands of the Communist Party, and everything is decided by the CCP. The ordinary people have no so‑called power at all. A people’s state—how can it be called a People’s Republic? It is a People’s Contribution State, a Chinese People’s Contribution State; contribution means the people are like this: once born, they are contributed to the state, they are given to the state. Now the whole world’s internal organs, what is called organ transplantation, all go to China; even the organs of ordinary citizens, the organs of young people, have been coveted by the Communist Party. So where is the “good” now? The good is in the first two things. First, the CCP internally is about to start something. I have always said that August 31 is a deadline, a period of a little over two months, and it is very possible that everything will turn upside down in those two months. Xi Jinping’s first task is internal consolidation; second, he must face internal figures like Li Qiang, Cai Qi, who will eventually rebel, and he must keep an eye on them. These people know his criminal history; his messes are known to them. Others do not know, and you can freely brag. If Cai Qi says something about you, and he exposes his dark history, will Xi Jinping be able to handle it? Second, he must face the “red second‑generation”; third, he must face the ordinary people of all China. If ordinary Chinese go out onto the streets, you call the police to suppress them, the police won’t dare to act. Look at what happened in Iran and its final outcome. After a night or two of pressure, about thirty‑plus thousand, nearly forty thousand people died under police pressure. The final result was a military strike. The Communist Party will face the same; the civilized world will not let it go. As long as these things happen, the events of June Fourth will eventually be settled; the CCP killed so many students.

Xi Jinping also has to face a worldwide reckoning, a reckoning by the ordinary people, a reckoning by the 1.4 billion citizens, a reckoning by the military‑second‑generation and red‑second‑generation, and a reckoning by the internal people around him. Everyone now thinks Xi Jinping is the most dangerous. In this situation, think back to when Deng Xiaoping eliminated all of Mao’s people in one fell swoop; if you were close to Mao, you would be eliminated. Those people will eventually go to Qin City Prison, some may even be removed entirely. In Mao’s era, they were eventually settled. Xi Jinping now faces the same; as his people fall, he must eliminate them one by one, otherwise if a rebellion occurs, how could Xi endure it? Now everyone is pressing him. It may seem he is pressing the whole world and all of China, but in fact all of China is a counter‑force; when you press me, I must resist, I must counterbalance. This is a dialectical, philosophical relationship. So in the past two days we should watch what Cai Qi does, what internal CCP actions occur. I always say Cai Qi is the most dangerous, the most dangerous person in the world. People are often like this: when you stay somewhere long enough, you learn many things, and any one of those things can put you at the forefront of a storm, making you the most dangerous. That’s it for this program. When Xi Jinping went to Texas, he rushed back overnight, didn’t dare stay there, drove a convoy back, saw that people were waiting to receive him, leaders were there, He Lifeng accompanied him, and after going there they immediately left. That was on the twenty‑fourth, the first appearance from the sixteenth to the twenty‑fourth. Thank you all for watching, see you in the next program.