Will Xi Jinping Sentence Zhang Youxia to Death?

This video explores whether Xi Jinping will sentence former Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia to death. The host points out that Zhang Youxia, who was a key figure in facilitating Xi Jinping's constitutional amendment in 2017, is now in serious conflict with Xi for opposing Peng Liyuan and Xi Yuanping's attempts to issue orders from the August First Building, the headquarters of the Central Military Commission. Zhang has been accused of opposing the system of responsibility of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission. The video analyzes how Xi Jinping, in order to ensure the succession of his family's power (such as considering Peng Liyuan as his successor or establishing a buffer transition), may completely eliminate Zhang Youxia, a potential threat with high prestige in the military. It also mentions that the relevant characterization may be revealed at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in late October.

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There is a saying in Beijing, among the bureaucracy, especially within the high-level system, that Xi Jinping wants to sentence Zhang Youxia to death. This is not without precedent; there are actually precedents for this, such as Liu Shaoqi and others, who you see were eventually killed. Although there was no formal sentencing at that time, the final result was the same. People like Peng Dehuai, especially Peng Dehuai—you see, Peng Dehuai was actually from the military, from within the armed forces. Often, once these people want to overturn a verdict, it's like Deng Xiaoping. You see, Deng Xiaoping came out of the military at the time, but he was not brought down or killed by Mao back then, and eventually, you see he ascended to the throne and completely reversed the situation. So, Xi Jinping must have this concern as well. We just made a video about this, talking about how Xi Jinping is currently in a very dangerous situation. Let me tell you about Zhang Youxia's situation; it's different from the others. Because Zhang Youxia, from the very beginning in 2017, when he was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission by Xi Jinping, he was very clear about it. In October 2017, he was promoted, put up there by Xi Jinping. Under these circumstances, Zhang Youxia was actually escorting and protecting Xi, ensuring the constitutional amendment for Xi Jinping at the time. Because to Xi Jinping, he was Xi's benefactor; that was the situation at the time.

Look at the current state inside the Party, the CCP. Some time ago, several people were sentenced to death with reprieve, which means these people will never get out. Look at those people in the military; many of them won't get out, theoretically impossible to get out, sentenced to death with reprieve. And once someone gets a suspended death sentence, generally speaking, there is never any reversal. As long as Xi is still around, these people definitely won't get out, right? So back then, why did Xi Jinping go after Zhang Youxia? As for this person Zhang Youxia, I talked about these things as early as last year. In the Bayi Building, the Central Military Commission (CMC), back then it was actually Xi Jinping's younger brother—who is not even in the military—as well as Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan. Peng Liyuan's rank was nowhere near high enough to have an office in the Central Military Commission. She was merely the dean of an arts academy, just that kind of role; her military rank was very low. But in the second half of last year, Xi Jinping brought both of them into the Central Military Commission. The outside world might not know about these things yet. I exposed this before. Who leaked this? It was leaked by some high-ranking figures in the Beijing troops, as well as by some senior figures in the central military. The two of them had substantive military power inside the Bayi Building, but it was not announced publicly. They had office space and offices there. That is to say, at that time Xi Jinping was probably terrified of a military coup; there was a period when he was in extreme danger, so he dragged the two of them into the Central Military Commission to hold the fort.

Think about it again: now, the people in the Military Commission, these old-timers, have all been swept away, cleared out by Xi Jinping. Don't you think all these CMC members now have to salute Peng Liyuan and Xi Yuanping—Xi Jinping's younger brother—whenever they meet them? In reality, what we are talking about is that one of them has no military rank and the other has a very low rank, yet essentially these people can issue orders within the Central Military Commission. Back then, Zhang Youxia, coming from a genuine military background, was rather resentful. I reckon Zhang Youxia was resentful of these two entering the Central Military Commission building to bark orders. In reality, several departmental minister-level positions were vacant at the time, and once the two of them entered the Central Military Commission, they began issuing commands within the CMC. That is why when Zhang Youxia was later convicted, he was accused of resisting the central military—specifically, resisting the 'CMC Chairman Responsibility System.' Slapping this label on him is extremely severe; one could say this label carries the ultimate penalty. Many of you might not understand how the military works: in the military, you must obey the hierarchy, you must obey your superiors. If you disobey your superiors and defy superior orders, it could easily become a capital crime. So what did Zhang Youxia do back then? Back then, he defied—he likely defied orders from the center, from Xi Jinping's Central Military Commission, because Xi Jinping firmly crammed these two directly into the CMC office building, turning them into the substantive controllers of these officials, especially inside the CMC office building. At that time, Zhang Youxia probably had a severe conflict with him over this matter—possibly with his brother or with Peng Liyuan. Under such circumstances, Xi Jinping probably got ruthless and took down Zhang, as well as Liu Zhenli, who likely believed back then that having those two enter the CMC office building to issue orders was unacceptable.

In the past couple of days, have any media outlets leaked that Peng Liyuan might have already started—that is, if Xi Jinping's health fails, Peng Liyuan might step up. So, if Peng Liyuan steps up, she might set up a special leading group, similar to the Central Cultural Revolution Group during the Cultural Revolution. He might be seizing power, but when it comes to taking this power, if one wants to secure power inside the Communist Party, the most important power after all is the military commission's power—meaning, do you have the capability to mobilize military authority? I think it is entirely possible that over the past few months, Xi Jinping has directly transferred Peng Liyuan or Xi Yuanping into the Military Commission, and then simply announced it publicly. Everyone remembers, right? In the past, inside the Communist Party, it worked like this: if you wanted to transfer someone over, it was actually very simple. Look, some people say it's impossible, that you must be in the military, you must serve for so many years, you need a certain foundation in the military, and you climb up step by step. The Communist Party has never operated by climbing up step by step. Did Xi Jinping climb up step by step? No, he didn't. Where was Xi Jinping before? He was in Shanghai; before going to Beijing he was the Party Secretary of Shanghai, and he had no military power at all, yet he leaped directly within the Communist Party, leaped directly to Chairman of the Military Commission. Inside the Communist Party, there is no such rule at all. It may seem that there are such rules for the children of ordinary commoners—you become a company commander, then a battalion commander, and even if you get promoted, you stay inside the military. But for the scions of high officials, or for their own relatives, they just transfer them right up, give them a Chief of Staff position right away, and who dares to oppose it? Who has the ability to oppose it? No one has the ability to oppose it. The Communist Party has always been like this. Just like inside the Communist Party in the past, like Hua Guofeng whom I often talk about, right? Just like Hua Guofeng, an obscure figure who held no high positions during the Cultural Revolution, leaped all of a sudden right into the State Presidency.

So Xi Jinping is very likely—I'm thinking, because his daughter is still relatively young, still quite small, if he wants his daughter to succeed him, his own age is already quite advanced, and the age gap between him and his daughter is very large. Under these circumstances, he definitely needs someone to act as a stepping stone, and this stepping stone would be a transitional figure, and this transitional figure must be extremely close to Xi Jinping, able to firmly control the realm, and definitely not turn against Xi. Well, Xi Jinping—they definitely won't turn against Xi. So I think Peng—moreover, Peng Liyuan is still young, born in the 1960s. Under these circumstances, it could very well be Peng Liyuan. Right now the outside world is speculating that Peng Liyuan is putting together something similar to the Cultural Revolution Group back then, which is entirely possible. Because from what I know, I made a program about this long ago, Peng Liyuan and Xi Yuanping have already held certain positions inside the Central Military Commission. Although this hasn't been announced publicly, they already firmly control the Central Military Commission. How did this happen back then? Before Zhang Youxia stepped up, they went into the Central Military Commission. This matter is definite, because the person who leaked the information from Beijing at that time was someone who worked in the Bayi Building himself. He made it very clear back then, which means Peng Liyuan and Xi Yuanping have offices in the Bayi Building.

Think about it: in this kind of situation, it's entirely possible that once Xi Jinping falls, there will be a buffer. This buffer might be—just like Castro in Cuba. You see, when old Castro stepped down, his younger brother took over; this is very likely. He would absolutely never let—now outside observers talk about people like Hu Chunhua, so-and-so, Cai Qi, or isn't there Li Qiang—it's total nonsense, very unlikely. These people simply can't handle it. Once they take over, even though they seem to have been elevated by Xi Jinping, deep down, once they get into that position, they won't want to step down. Then they'll go crazy trying to find ways to eliminate all of you from the previous administration. If they don't get rid of you, it's like a noose hanging over them, turning them into a puppet—it's completely not like that. So these people, besides, they can't hold things down; they simply don't have the ability to hold down the fort. So this is something Xi Jinping might currently do. Under such circumstances, what is the premise for pulling them up? It's that Zhang Youxia can no longer exist, not even in prison. What if Zhang Youxia—suppose he has already left this world, sentenced to the death penalty—then that would also be a relief for them. If Zhang Youxia—look, he could very well be like Deng Xiaoping later on. Deng Xiaoping was a political survivor who just wouldn't die; later, once Deng Xiaoping made his comeback, he directly took full control of the Central Military Commission and purged everyone else. So Zhang Youxia is very likely—this is news coming from Beijing—very likely to be purged this time, purged all the way to the death penalty. Because Zhang Youxia's prestige in the military, it can be said that among all the people currently in the military, not a single one has higher prestige than Zhang Youxia. Just like after Mao left this world and died, Deng Xiaoping propped up the whole country and took all the power of the entire nation; Zhang Youxia is capable of doing this. He's a veteran Party member, a second-generation red, he has spent so many years in the military, and he has such deep roots from north to west. With Zhang Youxia having served for so many years, he has countless former subordinates of all kinds in the military; even though these people were purged, once Zhang Youxia emerges, the CCP will internally need someone of high prestige and moral standing, a highly respected figure inside the CCP, a highly respected figure in the armed forces—and that is Zhang Youxia.

Therefore, Xi Jinping is very likely to purge Zhang Youxia, to purge him completely. If he gets rid of him, it will give Xi Jinping greater peace of mind, and the people below, including Peng Liyuan, including Xi Yuanping, can sit in that seat relatively more securely. Look at these elders, these old figures in the military—there are almost no veterans left; the old guard has all been purged, purged by Xi Jinping. Actually, what is the reason for purging these veterans? The reason is to replace them with his own family members. New people are also strangers to him; you have a different surname. Once these people take the position, once they acquire power, they can never step down. Once they step down, they might be eliminated by others.

Alright, that's all for chatting about this topic with everyone. Looking at the situation with Xi Jinping and Zhang Youxia during this period, it may come to light at the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee, probably this month, October, right? Seems like October, around October 20-something, it seems. The truth might very likely come to light. If a final determination is made, and Zhang Youxia is sent directly to a military court this time, it could be extremely serious. Because at the beginning, outsiders were still saying that Xi Jinping might spare Zhang Youxia since he is old after all. And there's another point: Zhang Youxia knows the most about Xi Jinping's history—how he rose step by step, how he amended the constitution. Certain matters of the Central Military Commission, some things in the past, were all handled by Zhang Youxia alongside Xi Jinping, done to assist Xi Jinping. Let's wrap up our chat on this topic here. Thank you all for watching.