A Xinhua News Agency dispatch said Wang Junzheng no longer serves as Secretary of the Tibet Party Committee, without stating where he has gone; the material said there were messages from the Hong Kong side indicating that he left his post for age reasons.
An account under Hubei Daily called "Donghu Youli" published an article stressing the importance of opening up to the global market and praising Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policy, which was interpreted as a veiled criticism of Xi Jinping's contractionary policy.
Xinhua News Agency released early on August 6 an infographic themed on "quasi-steady and ruthless," announcing a deepening of the special campaign to sweep away black and eliminate evil, which was accused of paving the way for a political purge.
The CCP News Network published an article titled "Mao Zedong's Meeting Struggle Tactics During the Long March." Host Hu Liren believes this move exposed fierce intra-party struggle and hinted that Xi Jinping is in a bad situation.
Xinhua News Agency released content reiterating adherence to the Party's overall leadership and the Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, which was interpreted as a measure taken by Xi Jinping to consolidate power.
Xinhua News Agency released the press release and video of the commemoration meeting for the 100th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's birth. The names of any active-duty military generals or representatives from the five theater commands were absent from the official report and the list of attendees, sparking speculation about a complete rift between the military and Xi Jinping.
Reportedly since July 11, the PLA Daily has stopped using the seven characters 'Chairman Responsibility System' and has begun publishing articles criticizing military training and formalism.
In his program on July 10, 2026, Hu Liren claimed that anti-Xi forces among the second-generation red elite and military elite had issued an ultimatum to Xi Jinping, demanding that he step down by the end of August, otherwise force might be used.
Xinhua News Agency released a report on "Xi Jinping's Thought on Party Building." This move has been interpreted as a sign that Xi Jinping's political status has retreated to the second line, and his ideology has been given a definitive conclusion.
The program said that Zhang Liansheng, a Xinhua News Agency veteran reporter over 100 years old, wrote a letter to Xi Jinping stating that Xinhua should fully support the CCP Central Committee, after which Xinhua commentators successively published related propaganda articles.
Xi Jinping praised Deng Xiaoping in an article carried by Xinhua News Agency, which outside observers interpreted as a signal of moderation; Hu Liren believes this is merely a smokescreen, intended to show that he endorses reform.
After the grand military parade ended, Xi Yuanping came forward to host the second generation of red elites and military families, holding a banquet and taking group photos with them; at the time, the major families believed they could hold on to their vested interests and privileges.