In a live broadcast, Hu Liren claimed that Liu Yuan, son of Liu Shaoqi and a general, currently controls 30,000 to 40,000 armed police troops in Beijing and is exerting a check on Xi Jinping in high-level politics.
The Epoch Times published an exclusive report on October 26 stating that CCP Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong is suffering from a terminal cancer, is about to step down, and is implicated in a massive black money case involving telecom fraud parks in Southeast Asia.
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.
Beijing held a commemorative meeting for the 90th anniversary of the Long March. Hu Chunhua's absence has sparked speculation overseas about whether he has run into trouble.
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.
Since early September, a number of provincial Party secretaries and governors from places including Tibet, Henan and Anhui have stepped down one after another. Official communiqués did not disclose their specific whereabouts, sparking outside speculation about their political fates.
Since June 2026, provincial Party secretaries from multiple provinces have led delegations to Xinjiang to meet Chen Xiaojiang, Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Committee, which is seen as a signal of a shift in the political winds among local officials.
Xi Jinping went to Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia for an inspection. No military personnel in uniform were seen accompanying him during the trip, sparking speculation outside China that his military power is slipping away.
The 20th issue of Qiushiu magazine, published on October 16, carried an article signed by Xi Jinping, which referred to "major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee" four times throughout, sparking outside speculation about a weakening of power and the return of collective leadership.
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.
On October 16, photos circulating online showed large numbers of armed police assembling in Sanlitun, Beijing, sparking outside concern about a tense political atmosphere in the capital.
Accompanied by He Lifeng and Zheng Shajie, Xi Jinping traveled to Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia, during which He Lifeng handed him words urging him to step down aboard the special train.
According to a report by Anhui TV, Xu Yongke, who took office as secretary of the Anhui Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection on October 15, and newly appointed Governor Wang Dongwei, among others, assumed their posts, prompting speculation about political signals behind the personnel changes at the top of Anhui.
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).