At a Politburo meeting on the eve of the Fifth Plenary Session, the elders and the faction holding real power placed two pieces of paper demanding resignation or dismissal on the table, forcing Xi Jinping to choose one of the two.
Chen Yixin of the CCP's state security apparatus floated the words "defend the Party Central Committee to the death," reflecting the turbulent infighting at the top of the Party and drawing outside attention to political developments.
Hu Liren predicts that, given the deterioration of Xi Jinping's health and the enormous pressure from opposition forces within the military and the Party, Xi Jinping will step down from all his posts no later than October 2027 at the 21st Party Congress.
Hu Liren predicted in his program that Xi Jinping will in the future launch a thorough purge or marginalization of the remaining figures of the Communist Youth League faction and related senior officials (such as Wang Huning, Hu Chunhua, Shen Yueyue, Zhou Qiang, Han Zheng, and others).
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Yin Ke, a former official of the Chinese Communist Party's Jiangsu-Zhejiang system, revealed that the CCP's next top leadership may be reshuffled: Xi Jinping will retain the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission, while Li Qiang will serve as General Secretary and President of the country, sparking outside speculation about the distribution of spoils within Xi's faction and power struggles at the top.
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.
Beijing sources say Xi Jinping may impose the death penalty on Zhang Youxia, with the official characterization of the case to be revealed at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in late October.
The Chinese Communist Party held a plenary session at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. Outside reports said vehicle checks entering the city were strict during the meeting, the session was run under closed-off management, and senior officials faced a sweeping purge and a choice between life and death.
On September 29, the self-media account “Ordinary People Inside the Wall” reported in a rumor-based post that Hu Jintao demanded Hu Chunhua take the stage and Wen Jiabao demanded launching political system reform; the program “Old Beijing Teahouse” relayed this.
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.
Wang Junzheng of Tibet, Liang Yanshun of Anhui, and Liu Ning of Henan have been removed from their posts as provincial party secretaries, with their next appointments yet to be determined.
The video's author lists indicators from the first half of the year — contracting consumption, high-ranking officials falling from power, declines in fiscal revenue and household savings, and rising unemployment and credit defaults — claiming all have set historical records; no unified source can be found for any of the data.
Jiang Jinquan published a signed article under his posts as a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress and vice chairman of its Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; rumors that he has been taken away have not been officially confirmed.
On September 23, the PLA Daily published an editorial accusing Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of abandoning their original aspirations and engaging in clique-forming, which severely endangered the Party's absolute leadership over the military, stating that investigating the two is a major victory for military anti-corruption.