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Xinhua News Agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the decision of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee to remove former People's Armed Police Commander Wang Ning from his positions as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and Deputy Director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and to revoke his membership.

Xi Jinping traveled to Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia for an inspection, while foreign media reported that the trip was intended to secretly meet with key officers of northern defense forces to plan troop deployments.

Beijing sources report that the Central Theater Command, consisting of three group armies totaling 250,000 troops, has joined the anti-Xi faction and refused to execute Central Military Commission orders regarding the reinforcement of Beijing's defenses and troop redeployments, further hollowing out Xi Jinping's power.

A PLA Daily article revealed that after safety problems occurred at a certain brigade of the 73rd Group Army, the grassroots level imposed layer upon layer of additional restrictions on normal weekend outings; afterwards the brigade party committee issued a document to correct the course, reflecting the unit's extreme sensitivity and taut nerves at present.

Online reports claim that after Xi Jinping was reportedly hospitalized in serious condition, the 82nd Group Army stationed in Baoding, Hebei, urgently moved north to close in on Beijing, while other troops entered camp areas in the Fangshan district of Beijing.

On August 26, 2026, the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) decided to remove Zhao Zongqi from his posts as member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and vice director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, and to revoke his qualification as a member of the CPPCC National Committee.

According to the program, multiple troops from the Western Theater Command and Northern Theater Command have quietly begun gathering toward Beijing, with related actions alleged to be connected to the arrest of Zhang Youxia.

Defense Minister Dong Jun attended the August 1 reception in Beijing and delivered a speech. Xinhua's release did not name any current member of the Central Military Commission, saying only that leaders of CMC organs and relevant units stationed in Beijing were in attendance.

Xi signed an order at his desk to award a unit and issued a circular.

The Politburo held a group study session on the theme of high-quality advancement of national defense and military modernization.

The joint issuance of a notice on making every effort to do a good job in flood and drought prevention by the CCP Central Committee Office and the State Council Office is seen as an unusual signal of military deployment and preparation.

Xi Jinping went to Shanghai and convened senior officials and officers of the navy, army, and air force of the Eastern Theater Command for an overnight meeting. The video says the meeting was held at the compound of the Shanghai Military Region.

Six departments — the Equipment Development Department of the CCP Central Military Commission, the Logistics Support Department, the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense — issued a notice banning the sale of retired and scrapped equipment outside the approved catalog, strictly prohibiting the manufacture, modification, assembly, and sale of replicas that could lead the public to regard them as military equipment, as well as commercial marketing and promotion of retired and scrapped equipment. The move is intended to strengthen management and supervision and to guard against risks to public safety and military secrets.

Defense Minister Dong Jun, along with the commanders of the Central Theater Command and the Eastern Theater Command and other senior generals and lieutenant generals, appeared in neat formation at the arts gala.

The special seminar for senior cadres of the entire military held by the National Defense University has concluded. Zhang Shengmin, secretary of the Military Commission Discipline Inspection Commission, attended the closing, while Xi Jinping did not attend.

An article published by the PLA Daily on the eve of the morning wakeup call warned party cadres to stay away from dangerous walls, which the outside world interpreted as a signal hint regarding high-level power.

Overseas leaks claim that after being courted by Peng Liyuan, CMC Vice Chairman Xu Qiliang personally established a CMC Cadre Assessment Commission that sits above the General Political Department, and also assembled a 6-person special security team for Peng Liyuan.

Wen Jiabao visited the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in Beijing. The license plate of the vehicle he was riding in was identified as belonging to the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, sparking speculation about connections between party elders and the military.

According to the video, the Beijing Garrison Command held a plenary session of its party committee on January 14.

Beijing held a flag-presentation ceremony for the People's Armed Police Force, where Xi Jinping presented the force's flag to Commander Wang Ning.

After the military reform, the People's Armed Police (PAP) were placed under the leadership of the Central Military Commission and incorporated into the military system; Wang Ning subsequently retired.