Reports out of Beijing say Xi Jinping is moving to build a new succession team centered on Peng Liyuan and Xi Mingze, and a major purge within the Party is expected before the end of the year to eliminate potential risks.
In his program on September 29, 2026, Hu Liren predicted that Xi Jinping might quickly roll out Xi Mingze as his successor, based on her recent public appearances alongside him, facial recognition matches, and heightened security at Zhongnanhai.
In her program on September 28, 2026, Qiqi speculated that Zhang Quan, a new face accompanying Xi Jinping and his wife on their visit to the US, has a blank résumé and may in fact be Xi Mingze, meaning that the succession has already begun.
During Xi Jinping's state visit to the US, his daughter Xi Mingze accompanied him and attended the White House state dinner, sitting at the main table, which sparked speculation about her status as a potential successor.
The doorstep collection video it released in August drew accusations of lowballing because it quoted 13500 yuan for an RTX5090 and 6000 yuan for an RTX5080. She explained that the video was filmed in July and published in August, and that graphics card prices rose during that period, causing a gap between her quotes and market prices; after that, pornographic comics and other cyberbullying content began appearing in the comments section from August 18.
A Douyin user posted an AI-generated video simulating Xi Jinping's daughter Xi Mingze delivering a TV speech, sparking heated discussion online.
Overseas leaks claim that Peng Liyuan has been effectively placed under house arrest at Fengze Garden in Zhongnanhai since mid-2024 and has not left the country for two years; this trip to Pyongyang is a specially approved farewell performance, and her daughter Xi Mingze and grandchild were left in Beijing as hostages.
Xi Jinping hosted Belarusian President Lukashenko at Zhongnanhai; the video claims that Xi Mingze reportedly made her first appearance at a formal diplomatic occasion.
When Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan visited the UK in 2015, Xi Mingze accompanied them to Buckingham Palace and interacted with the British Queen.