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2026-10-31
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-26
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-23
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-22
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-20
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.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-19
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.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
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.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06
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.
Location: Urumqi · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
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.
Location: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
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.
Location: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
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.
Location: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-15
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.
Location: Anhui · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-10-15
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).
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-15
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee publicly denied a report by Israel Hayom. The report had previously claimed that the Trump administration was pushing Israel to form a coalition government involving both Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot. Huckabee explicitly denied this, clearing up the related political rumors.
Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-10-14
Former in-system political commentator Yin Ke revealed that Wang Huning was suspended from duty on the morning of October 14 and questioned by Liu Jinguo, secretary of the CCP Secretariat, in connection with the case of Huang Qifan and his son Huang Ranfei.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-14
The day after Huang Qifan fell from power, Wang Hunin and Li Xi were questioned by Liu Jinguo of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-10
74-year-old Huang Qifan attended a real estate launch event in Zhongshan, Guangdong, and delivered a speech on high-quality development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, after which his itinerary was cut short.
Location: Zhongshan, Guangdong · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-05
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
According to sources, most of Xi Jinping's family members, including his elder sister, the third generation and other relatives, have left China, mainly heading to Australia and New Zealand.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
A high-level source within the CPPCC revealed that Hu Chunhua suddenly disappeared on the eve of the meeting commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory. He was actually controlled by Xi Jinping and the CCDI, but was only able to attend the Fifth Plenary Session several days later after being released due to pressure from the military and various factions within the Party.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
An earthquake struck Nagqu in Tibet. Xi Jinping gave important instructions, and the official press release unusually listed Li Qiang alongside him, sparking speculation about the power arrangement.
Location: Nagqu, Tibet · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
According to a report by Sound of Hope, the Stelato brake scandal at Huawei continues to escalate. People's Daily, Zhejiang Propaganda, Hu Xijin and other official media and state media commentators have successively published articles questioning Huawei, criticizing "quick-built cars" and correcting new quality productive forces. The Party media's rare collective criticism of Huawei has sparked outside speculation about Ren Zhengfei's situation.
Importance III · Verification: Developing · View causal chain →
2026-09-29
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.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-29
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.
Location: United States · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-28
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.
Location: 美國 · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-22
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.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026
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.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07
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.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-23
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.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-22
Between September 22 and 23, Tibet Autonomous Region Party Secretary Wang Junzheng and Anhui Provincial Party Secretary Liang Yanshun successively stepped down or were removed from office.
Location: Lhasa own content archive., Tibet · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
On September 21, official announcements stated that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and the military due to serious violations of discipline and law.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting ahead of schedule to completely expel Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Party and the military, and transfer them to military procuratorial organs for review and prosecution.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
Xi Jinping convened a Politburo meeting, reclassified the charges against Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, and expelled them from the CCP, while also approving personnel adjustments for the party secretaries of six provinces.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
According to the source material, the Politburo on September 21 expelled Ma Xingrui, Wang Lixia and 7 others — 8 Central Committee members in total — from the Party, including Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli; the related disciplinary actions are still pending ratification by the plenary session.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
On September 21, the CCP Politburo meeting reviewed and approved disciplinary decisions for Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, both of whom were expelled from the Party and the military, and their suspected criminal matters were transferred to the military procuratorial organ for investigation and prosecution.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
In a livestream on September 20, 2026, Hu Liren speculated that Xi Jinping's repeated unusual behavior during his India trip and his absence from public appearances for seven days after returning to Beijing were consistent with the characteristics of a minor stroke.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
Hu Liren mentioned in the program that Russian TV had previously explained Xi Jinping's abnormal behavior at the venue in India as an earphone problem; he believes this claim was meant to whitewash Xi Jinping and is untrue.
Location: Russia · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-18
Rumor has it that Zeng Qinghong put forward a plan at Beidaihe: Xi Jinping would resign from his three posts — General Secretary, President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission — at the Fifth Plenum in October 2026 on grounds of poor health; the Party would let bygones be bygones regarding his past; in the Li Keqiang case, only the execution-level figures such as Cai Qi and Wang Xiaohong would be held accountable, without tracing responsibility up to the highest level.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-18
Online reports claim that after flying from India to Beijing Capital International Airport, Xi Jinping was carried off the plane and immediately taken away, possibly to 301 Hospital. Together with the authorities' failure to release any footage of him disembarking, this claim has become a basis for outside speculation about his health.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-18
Russian television released a video attempting to show that Xi Jinping was in normal condition during his meeting with Modi in India; some commentators said the video was doctored and pieced together, which instead deepened speculation that Xi suffered a stroke.
Location: Russia · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-17
Online reports claim that retired elders such as Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao and Zeng Qinghong held a private brainstorming session, discussing the political line, the retirement system, and how to pull back the recent overemphasis on national security; whether the meeting actually took place cannot be verified.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
When Xi Jinping finished his trip to India and boarded his plane to leave, he was observed to be unable to swing his left arm, with his shoulder twisted and his pace noticeably slow, clearly different from the movements of those accompanying him, sparking outside speculation about his health condition.
Location: India · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
Footage of Xi Jinping returning to Beijing from India shows him descending the aircraft stairs with his body leaning to the left, his left arm hanging naturally without swinging, only his right arm swinging and waving, and walking slowly and with difficulty. The footage has circulated online and is being cited as one of the grounds for discussion about his health.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
From September 13, rumors spread on the X platform that Ren Zhengfei and Meng Wanzhou's family had fled China, accompanied by screenshots showing that Huawei could not reach Ren Zhengfei internally, surveillance footage of a minivan driving away from the residence, and videos of armed police surrounding Huawei's headquarters; these were later republished by Taiwanese and Malaysian media and spread to Douyin.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
According to multiple media reports, an important agreement that India and China had originally planned to sign during Xi Jinping's visit to India in September was ultimately not signed.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
During his opening address at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Prime Minister Modi suddenly turned and asked Xi Jinping how he was feeling. The hall fell silent for 16 seconds, sparking speculation abroad about Xi Jinping's physical condition.
Location: New Delhi, India · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
The video claims that Xi Jinping walked slowly during his visit to India, that Modi asked about his condition twice, that he did not attend the banquet and returned to Beijing early, and that upon his return there was no welcome ceremony or press release, sparking outside speculation about his health.
Location: India · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
According to a video blogger, while Xi Jinping attended the BRICS summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13, Modi asked him twice during their meeting whether he was well, which was interpreted as a sign that his condition was abnormal; no corroborating evidence has been found in public reports.
Location: India · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
At the China-India talks in New Delhi on September 12, 2026, Zhou Hongxu, director of the Central Guard Bureau, appeared beside Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, attending in plain clothes. Eight months after Zhang Youxia was dismissed in January 2026, Zhou Hongxu remains in his post.
Location: New Delhi, India · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-09
Around September 9, Putin and Trump spoke by phone for about an hour, discussing the mid-November APEC summit in Shenzhen and the possibility of a trilateral meeting. Putin has confirmed his attendance at APEC; a Kremlin spokesperson said Putin discussed the possibility of a trilateral meeting with Trump, while the White House has not yet confirmed whether Trump will attend.
Location: Russia · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
The CCP Central Committee announced that Zhang Youxia has been formally expelled from military rank and explicitly stated that he will be referred to a military court for trial, with the charges adjusted from violating Xi Jinping's personal will to betraying the entire party.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance V · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09
Wang Junzheng and Liang Yanshun were stripped of their top local leadership posts within two days in a high-level personnel reshuffle led by Wen Jiabao.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-09
During the BRICS summit in India in September 2026, online reports claimed that Xi Jinping missed a banquet due to health problems and was rushed to the hospital, and American journalist Bill Gertz also discussed the rumor on his show; subsequently, Russian media released on-site footage showing Xi Jinping scrambling because of a malfunctioning simultaneous interpretation earpiece, thereby debunking the rumor.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09
Online reports say that while Xi Jinping was taken into 301 Hospital, the area around the hospital was sealed off in multiple layers by the Central Guard Bureau and placed under martial law, and medical staff inside were required to eat and sleep on the premises and not to leave without orders.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09
Xi Tingsong recently took office as a standing committee member and head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Hongkou District Party Committee. Because his surname is Xi and his given name is Tingsong, netizens have speculated and joked about his relationship with Xi Jinping. Publicly available information shows that he was born in June 1971, is of the Naxi ethnic group, is a native of Lijiang, Yunnan, and holds a master's degree in law.
Location: Shanghai · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
CCTV reported that Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, and a letter congratulating Jilin University on its 80th anniversary. The related content consisted only of text reports; Xi Jinping himself did not appear, and it is believed that the items were ghostwritten by staff and published under Xi Jinping's name.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-30
From August 30 to September 3, Xi Jinping attended the SCO summit and visited Egypt, and from September 12 to 13 he traveled to New Delhi, India, with Cai Qi, director of the CCP General Office, accompanying him throughout. Reports said he was in poor condition during his stay in India and skipped the formal banquet that evening.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-28
On August 28, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued an announcement declaring the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their respective positions.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-29
On August 29, 2026, Kong Shaoxun, deputy director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, was transferred to serve as deputy secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the leading Party members group of the Gansu Provincial Government; on September 2 he became acting governor, moving to a position at the full ministerial level. The video interprets this as Xi Jinping's faction losing its eyes and ears inside the General Office.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-28
The National People's Congress meeting revoked Zhong Shaojun's qualification as a deputy to the National People's Congress. The video says this move may affect his status as a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee and his eligibility to vote at the Fifth Plenary Session.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-28
A session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress announced the removal of Zhang Youxia as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the state and Liu Zhenli as a member of the Central Military Commission of the state, and terminated the two people's qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-08-28
On August 28, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China issued a decision announcing the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their relevant posts.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-08-28
On August 28, 2026, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress abruptly removed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia and Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Liu Zhenli from their military posts.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has opened its session, with the agenda including deliberation of a report on the qualifications of individual delegates, which may involve Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-24
On August 24, GAC Chairman Feng Xingya visited Ren Zhengfei. This was Ren Zhengfei's last public appearance; he did not appear again for about twenty days afterward.
Location: Shenzhen · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-18
On August 18, 2026, media reported that Zhao Xiaozhe, a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee and former director of the Science and Technology Commission of the Central Military Commission, was removed from the list of academicians on the official website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, reducing the total number of official academicians by one.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-09
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.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-07
On August 7, Tianjin Party Secretary Chen Min'er went to community elderly care homes and hospitals for an on-site inspection, appearing two days earlier than other Politburo members.
Location: Tianjin · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-06
It is rumored online that after Xi Jinping came to power, he stipulated that officials whose spouses and children reside overseas cannot be promoted. A vice mayor in Shanghai reportedly chose to resign from their position because of this.
Location: Shanghai · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-05
Through an analysis of footage from official events, the South China Morning Post found that about 20 key positions across the entire military are being presided over by lieutenant generals, and the senior leadership of the Central Military Commission faces a major personnel reshuffle.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-04
In his program on August 4, 2026, Hu Liren predicted that the intra-Party struggle within the Chinese Communist Party has reached a white-hot stage, and that Xi Jinping may be forced from power around the end of August.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-03
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.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-01
Whistleblower Jiang Wangzheng released a secret memo stating that Yuan Jiajun will take up the post of director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, that Cai Qi will hand over the position, and that he is paving the way for his son. The list is described as an agenda item for next month's Politburo meeting.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08
The People's Bank of China announced the issuance of commemorative coins for the 100th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's birth, sparking speculation outside about the authorities using Jiang Zemin's legacy to appease public sentiment and political maneuvering within the party.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08
According to the video, while in Beidaihe, Xi Jinping entrusted Ding Xuexiang to convey to Zeng Qinghong his statements regarding the handling of the Taiwan issue for the current and next terms.
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08
In late August 2026, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held an unprecedented national plenary meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to prepare for the upcoming Fifth Plenary Session, stressing strict political discipline and discipline for the leadership transition, and calling for a comprehensive purge of two-faced people who harbor divided loyalties and say one thing while doing another, as well as a crackdown on political opportunism and factionalism.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
According to claims, Xi Jinping has been targeted in multiple assassination attempts during his time in power, once suffering an injury, and therefore wears a thick bulletproof vest and is accompanied by multi-layered tight security when going out; this claim has not been officially verified.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07-22
Cai Shenkun revealed that Jiang Jinquan's home was raided, rather than him just being questioned.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-14
Official announcement states that Ma Xingrui, a doctor of mechanics who previously governed Guangdong and Xinjiang and served as a member of the Political Bureau, has been expelled from the Party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law, and transferred to procuratorial organs for prosecution. His aerospace background has drawn widespread attention.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-07-11
According to overseas political commentary programs, Xi Jinping's confidant and CMC Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia has been arrested, a move said to have intensified dissatisfaction with Xi Jinping among the second generation of military and Communist Party elites.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07-10
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.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-08
Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee Secretary Xin Changxing went to Taizhou for research on July 8, and the trip was interpreted as sending a political signal to the ancestral hometown of Hu Jintao’s family.
Location: Taizhou · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-04
In his program on July 4, 2026, Hu Liren predicted that something may happen inside the military in July and August, and how the Zhang Youxia case is settled will be an important turning point facing Xi Jinping.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-02
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.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07
The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party updated its leadership chart, showing that former Deputy Minister of State Security Li Qian has taken office as the head of the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed at the Foreign Ministry, sparking speculation of internal purges.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07
After Zhang Youxia was taken away, there was no further follow-up; only a single notice was issued stating that he violated the system of personal responsibility of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission and was suspected of treason.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07
In July 2026, Ning Yong, formerly a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, was transferred to serve as deputy secretary of the Central Financial Work Commission; the Central Financial Work Commission was established in 1998 with Wen Jiabao as its first secretary, and this appointment was interpreted as the return of Wen Jiabao's protégés.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-29
In his program on June 29, 2026, Hu Liren predicted that Xi Jinping would find it difficult to complete the layout of the Xi family dynasty around the end of August, and would face a choice over whether to give up family succession.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-26
The NPC Standing Committee of the CCP issued an announcement declaring that the qualifications of 14 senior officials, including Politburo member Ma Xingrui, as deputies to the National People's Congress have been terminated, while Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were not among them.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-06-26
A meeting of the NPC Standing Committee removed multiple senior officials from their posts in one fell swoop. Most of these high-ranking officials were Xi Jinping's loyal protégés, indicating that the power of the NPC no longer belongs to Xi.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-26
On June 26, the NPC again terminated the qualifications of 6 military delegates, including 3 full generals and 3 lieutenant generals.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-20
The PLA Daily prominently featured photos of live-fire shooting training by a brigade of the 77th Group Army—a unit affiliated with Zhang Youxia's faction—on its front page, sending a strong signal regarding the political winds of military power.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-18
Li Tao, who has long been in charge of Henan's state-owned industrial system, has been promoted to the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, seen as a steel nail planted by the veteran faction in the localities to audit state-owned assets and urban investment accounts.
Location: Henan · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-06-17
Overseas political commentators Cai Shengkun and President Lu disclosed that Chen Xi has been drastically demoted to the vice-ministerial level.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-11
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.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Jiang Hongwei, Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and Deputy Director of the Provincial Supervisory Commission, has fallen from power. This is seen as a key breakthrough by the anti-Xi alliance attempting to pry open old accounts from the period when Li Zhanshu governed Heilongjiang.
Location: Heilongjiang · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-05
News that Jiang Jinquan, former director of the Central Policy Research Office, was taken away on May 12 circulated on the X platform.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-04
Rumor has it that in April 2026, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong was taken away for questioning by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, after which the Ministry of Public Security no longer followed his commands.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-03-31
NPC Vice Chairperson Li Hongzhong's high-profile inspection of the transition work has been interpreted as an announcement to the entire party that the succession process has begun and power is no longer in Xi Jinping's hands.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-03-22
Shenzhen Municipal Party Secretary Meng Fanli has been replaced by Jin Lei, as the big boss's stronghold in Shenzhen undergoes a personnel reshuffle.
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-03
A Deputy Foreign Minister suddenly resigned and was taken down in March, with their whereabouts unknown, triggering outside speculation that they had committed a serious political mistake.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-03
Overseas social media platforms once reported that Jin Lei, the Party Secretary of Shenzhen, is Xi Jinping's "cousin" and has been selected as his successor.
Location: Shenzhen, China · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-03
It is rumored that Zhou Hongxu, Director of the Central Guard Bureau, broke away from Cai Qi's control during the 2026 Two Sessions in March and demanded immediate military action but received no order from the Central Military Commission. Old military leaders such as Liu Yuan and Li Zuocheng reportedly reached out to him, urging him to obey the arrangements of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-03
During the Two Sessions in March 2026, Xi Jinping attended a meeting of the military delegation; of 26 generals, only 6 appeared publicly, and several senior PLA officers were absent, showing turmoil within the military.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-02-26
One week before the Two Sessions, the National People's Congress terminated the credentials of 9 military delegates, including 5 full generals, 1 lieutenant general, and 3 major generals.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-02
Overseas reports claim that in February 2026, Peng Liyuan attempted to transfer a major general from the Shanghai armed police system—a trusted confidant—to Beijing to take control of the Beijing Garrison. The move was rejected by the garrison troops, and the heavy armored units of the 82nd Group Army deployed to the outskirts of the capital, locking down Beijing.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-02
Sources floating the story say that the ousted Zhang Youxia may be accused of leaking nuclear secrets to the United States; if true, it would be the oldest charge of treason and collaboration in the communist regime's history.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-01-24
Following the near-perfect U.S. military operation in Venezuela in early January, a large number of high-ranking PLA generals have disappeared, including top-level commanders. During the Two Sessions in early March, only 6 out of 26 generals appeared in public, and 4 out of 6 military members of the Central Military Commission have been purged in recent months, indicating severe political turmoil within the military.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-01-24
Between late 2025 and early 2026, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were plotted against and confirmed to be taken down. Subsequently, in late August 2026, the National People's Congress explicitly relieved Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of their positions as deputies to the NPC and members of the Central Military Commission, among other posts, drawing external attention to the rift between the military and the central leadership.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-01-24
Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, member of the Central Military Commission, were involved in an incident at the Central Party School. Subsequently, the Ministry of National Defense officially announced their investigation on January 24, and on January 25, the front page of the PLA Daily convicted them of "severely trampling on the Chairman of the Central Military Commission responsibility system."
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-01-24
The video claims that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were arrested in January 2026, without providing a specific date or official confirmation.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-01-20
An overseas source inside the system claimed that on January 20, 2026, while a provincial- and ministerial-level seminar was in session at the Central Party School, a secret force raised by Wang Xiaohong, disguised as Party School staff, carried out a surprise attack on Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli; this version cannot be verified, but neither of the two has appeared in public since.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-01
In January of this year, Wen Jiabao personally met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi several times, demanding the clearance of internal hazards within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the covert pipelines laundering money for red families.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-01
At the end of January 2026, Zhang Youxia, the Chinese Communist Party's highest-ranking active-duty general and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was suddenly taken down, becoming the latest example of a military purge under Xi Jinping's tenure.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026
Online reports claim that Gao Qi, a former subordinate of Ling Jihua and former secretary to Yu Zhengsheng (from Lüliang, Shanxi), will become Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security in 2026, specifically to keep an eye on Wang Xiaohong.
Location: Beijing · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026
Rumors online say that Kong Shaoxun, former director of the Secretariat Bureau of the CCP Central Committee General Office, has been transferred to a post in Gansu.
Location: Beijing · Importance I · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-12
Former Air Force Commander Chang Dingqiu reportedly died of a sudden heart attack while undergoing detention and interrogation by the military discipline inspection commission, with no official announcement made.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-11
Since returning to Beijing from Guangzhou on November 1 last year, apart from trips to Dezhou and Beidaihe, Xi Jinping has not left Beijing for nearly ten months, and security around him has clearly been tightened.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-10-23
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee was held from October 20 to 23, 2025. When it concluded, it was decided to add Zhang Shengmin as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-10-17
On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it had opened cases for review and investigation against nine senior generals, including He Weidong, Miao Hua, and Wang Houbin, and imposed the punishment of expulsion from the Party and the military.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2025-10-17
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission He Weidong has been expelled from the Party and from the military.
Location: 中國 · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-10
According to reports from outside the Great Firewall, after the Fourth Plenary Session in October 2025, Xi Jinping withdrew from relevant decision-making and coordination bodies.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-09-03
During the September 3, 2025 military parade, many people noticed that in CCTV news footage Xi Jinping's entire head, and even his upper body, showed obvious twitching, seemingly beyond his own control; his breathing was also labored, and he needed to frequently raise his head to complete a breath.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-06-02
Xu Qiliang reportedly committed suicide to atone for his sins after Hu Jintao made a political comeback, due to his alleged involvement in military reforms, the establishment of evaluation committees, and special security task forces.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-05
During the China-US negotiations, the US side submitted a list of approximately $20 trillion in assets held by the families of CCP officials in the West. The list did not include the names of Hu Jintao, Li Keqiang, Hu Chunhua, or Zhang Youxia, while the families of Zeng Qinghong, Jia Qinglin, and Zhang Dejiang accounted for the bulk of the assets.
Location: Switzerland · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-04-02
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee made a rare decision to swap the ministerial positions of Li Ganjie, then head of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, and Shi Taifeng, head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2025
In 2025, He Weidong and Miao Hua, vice chairmen of the CCP Central Military Commission, were purged; the post of CMC vice chairman is seen as one of the hardest seats in the country.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025
In 2025, independent media worker Hu Liren obtained and published a medical report suspected to be Xi Jinping's through a domestic doctor, claiming the report came from Shanghai. After its publication, media figures such as Tang Jingyuan and Jiang Feng, as well as professional doctors, analyzed it, saying it matched Xi Jinping's gait, posture and other observable signs, and it received very high view counts.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2024-12
Bo Guagua posted a lengthy statement on X, claiming that Bo Xilai never competed with Xi Jinping and that there was no bad blood between the Bo and Xi families, attempting to attribute his parents' case to personal grudges rather than systemic issues.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2024-11-28
Zhang Youxia launches a purge within the military, and Xi Jinping's loyalist Miao Hua is taken down.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2024-11
Overseas leaks claim that amid a military purge led by Zhang Youxia, Peng Liyuan's military post of major general was suspended on the spot, and she and Zhong Shaojun were both expelled from the Bayi Building of the Central Military Commission.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-07-18
Between 2023 and 2024, Rocket Force Commander Li Yuchao was investigated and later expelled from the Party.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2024-07
In July 2024, Zhang Youxia and Liu Yuan seized military power into their own hands, after which Zhang Youxia drove Zhong Shaojun out of the Central Military Commission.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-07
Overseas sources claim that Wen Jiabao pushed for the establishment of a Party Central decision-making and deliberation coordination body and personally serves as its head, that major decisions do not go through the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, and that Xi Jinping has been effectively placed under house arrest at Fengze Garden in Zhongnanhai.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-07
Overseas sources claim that after Xi Jinping collapsed from a stroke in July 2024, Zhang Youxia ordered the troops to fully enter Level-1 combat readiness, and via Liu Yuan connected a red hotline with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao within four hours.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-03
There are reports claiming that Zhong Shaojun was expelled from the Central Military Commission (CMC) General Office after being sent by Xi Jinping to persuade Zhang Youxia to retire, only to be rejected. Wikipedia only records that Zhong Shaojun stepped down as Director of the CMC General Office no later than March 2024.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-03
Dissatisfied with Peng Liyuan's interference in military evaluations, Zhang Youxia drove Zhong Shaojun, the eunuch overseer planted by the Big Boss, out of the Central Military Commission.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2023-04
Rumor has it that Wang Shaojun, director of the Central Guard Bureau responsible for close-protection duty for Xi Jinping, fell seriously ill in 2021 and died in April 2023. The authorities sat on the obituary for three months before releasing it, without stating the cause of death. The period coincided with the intensification of tensions between Xi Jinping and Zhang Youxia, as well as the replacement of the commander and political commissar of the Rocket Force.
Location: Beijing · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2023
From 2023 to 2024, Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian, and others were successively placed under investigation, and Foreign Minister Qin Gang was also dismissed in 2023.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2022-10-22
At the closing ceremony of the 20th CCP National Congress, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the venue by staff, and subsequently, Hu Chunhua was not included in the new Politburo list.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2022-10
Rumor has it that during the CCP's 20th National Congress in 2022, Zhang Youxia, then vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, ordered Zhou Hongxu, director of the Central Guard Bureau, to lock down the venue.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2021-07
It is rumored that in July 2021, Zhou Hongxu, former deputy chief of staff of the Northern Theater Command Army, took office as director of the Central Guard Bureau and was awarded the rank of major general, breaking the precedent that his three predecessors were all promoted from within the guard system. The authorities never announced this appointment.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2020-03-12
Ren Zhiqiang was taken away by special personnel from the Beijing municipal discipline inspection commission; his eldest son and long-time secretary were arrested the same day.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2018-03
According to the host's account, during the 2018 session of the National People's Congress, the military entered the venue, and a large number of troops were deployed around the Great Hall of the People; the troops in question were alleged to have been dispatched by Zhang Youxia.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance III · Verification: Disputed · View causal chain →
2017-10-25
In the list of Standing Committee members announced at the 1st Plenary Session of the 19th CCP Central Committee, Hu Chunhua failed to enter the Standing Committee. Although Li Keqiang and Wang Yang were included, the succession plan laid out by Hu Jintao in 2012 has been significantly compromised.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2015-12-31
In 2015, Liu Yuan did not obtain the vice-national-level CPPCC vice-chairmanship, subsequently withdrew from the political stage, and was assigned to a related position in the National People's Congress.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2015-03
According to online rumors, in March 2015 Cao Qing, director of the CCP Central Guard Bureau, was transferred to deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region, while deputy director Wang Qing was transferred out in the same batch, and Li Zhanshu concurrently served as first political commissar of the Guard Bureau; the stated reason for his transfer was that Guard Bureau personnel had smuggled ivory during an overseas trip and the matter was leaked to foreign media, and the authorities never determined that Cao Qing himself was involved in the case.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2014-04-17
In April 2014, Song Lin, Chairman of China Resources Group, was brought down due to his involvement in the Shanxi coal asset acquisition case, which implicated the family interests of Ling Jihua.
Location: 中國 · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2014
After Xi Jinping took power, the two recently retired vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou, were successively purged, and most of the vice chairmen who fell from power were charged with the crime of colluding with the enemy.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2012-11-15
The First Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee has concluded. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli have become the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee. Among them, Li Keqiang is the only representative of the Hu Jintao faction, while the Jiang Zemin faction holds the majority.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-10
On the eve of the 18th National Congress, retired party elders expressed strong opposition to Wang Yang and Li Yuanchao, ultimately blocking both from the Standing Committee, which allowed the Jiang Zemin faction to hold a majority of seats at the Standing Committee level.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-09-01
Following Ling Plan's departure, Li Zhanshu officially assumed office as the Director of the CCP Central Committee Office on September 1, 2012, stepping into the core power circle of the General Office in advance.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-09
After Li Zhanshu took over as director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee in 2012, he defined the office as a "political organ," transferring and demoting in batches the cronies installed by Ling Jihua on the basis of political loyalty, and remade the General Office into an institution answerable only to Xi Jinping.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2012-03-18
In the early morning of March 18, 2012, Ling Gu, the only son of Ling Jihua, died in a Ferrari crash near the Baofusi Bridge on Beijing's North Fourth Ring Road. Two young women in the car were severely injured, triggering high-level political maneuvering and intensive news censorship.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-03-15
On March 15, 2012, Bo Xilai was dismissed from his post as secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the CCP, and three days later Ling Gu died in a car accident in Beijing. These two incidents became critical turning points in the restructuring of the top leadership power structure of the Chinese Communist Party on the eve of the 18th National Congress.
Location: Chongqing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-03
In the spring of 2012, the son of Ling Jihua was involved in a Ferrari crash. The cover-up and aftermath surrounding the accident quickly escalated into a political scandal, causing Ling Jihua to lose his chance to enter the Politburo before the 18th National Congress and leading to his removal from the General Office of the CCP Central Committee.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2011-11-24
CCTV director Jiao Li suddenly stepped down, was subsequently demoted to the General Administration of Press and Publication, and disappeared from the leadership roster; his downfall occurred right around the time of Tang Can's disappearance.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2007-06-02
Jiang faction Politburo Standing Committee member Huang Ju died of cancer, dealing a heavy blow to the Jiang faction's strength.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2007-06
In June 2007, Hu Jintao pushed forward a system of democratic recommendations, in which more than 400 Central Committee members and alternate members voted to select Politburo candidates from among more than 200 ministerial-level officials under the age of 63. Large numbers of Jiang Zemin faction members voted in blocs, resulting in Li Keqiang's elimination and Xi Jinping's victory, and Hu Jintao's succession plan fell through.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2004
Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Liangyu criticized central policies at a Politburo meeting for harming the interests of the Yangtze River Delta, and relations with the Hu-Wen faction began to grow tense.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2002-11
At the CCP's 16th National Congress in 2002, Jiang Zemin did not step down as chairman of the Central Military Commission; his remaining in office created an emperor-emeritus dynamic. Although Hu Jintao became General Secretary, military power remained in Jiang Zemin's hands.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1992-10
At the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Yang Shangkun was forced to retire completely and handed the position of President to Jiang Zemin, Yang Baibing was dismissed from his military posts, and the Yang brothers' power was purged.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1989-06
In June 1989, Peng Liyuan, dressed in military uniform, sang “The Most Beloved People” loudly before the martial law enforcement troops on Chang’an Avenue; overseas disclosures claim that this act became her political pledge of loyalty that won her favor with the senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1989-05-21
Li Peng called Deng Xiaoping, suggesting convening an expanded Politburo meeting to implement the dismissal decision. Deng Xiaoping requested to wait until the army entered Beijing to hold the meeting.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1989-05-19
Deng Xiaoping convened a meeting at home and decided to remove Zhao Ziyang from the position of General Secretary. Zhao Ziyang and Hu Qili were not notified of this meeting.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1987-10-25
To force out senior party elders and continue to control the military, Deng Xiaoping announced his withdrawal from the Politburo Standing Committee, after which the CCP's 13th National Congress amended the party constitution, removing the requirement that the Chairman of the Central Military Commission be a Standing Committee member.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1987-01-16
Following the ongoing spread of the 1986 student protests, Deng Xiaoping criticized the central leadership for being weak on the ideological and theoretical front, and Hu Yaobang subsequently resigned from his position as General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1987
In 1987, due to political struggles such as the 1986 student movement, Hu Yaobang was completely defeated in his contest with Deng Xiaoping and lost his position as General Secretary.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1976-10-06
After Mao Zedong's death, the Central Guard Bureau under Wang Dongxing's control arrested the Gang of Four overnight at the Huirentang, testing the multiplication logic of absolute control over guards and personnel at the core of power.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1971
Lin Biao, the successor handpicked by Mao Zedong, was accused of staging a coup and died in 1971 in a plane crash shrouded in mystery while flying to Moscow.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1969
During the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong denounced Liu Shaoqi as a traitor, spy, and labor scab, calling him a Khrushchev lurking at his side. Liu Shaoqi was ultimately tortured to death during the Cultural Revolution.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1964
After Khrushchev was overthrown in 1964, Zhou Enlai and He Long went to Moscow to explore reconciliation. Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky told He Long that the Soviets had gotten rid of Khrushchev, and the Chinese should also get rid of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong was deeply shocked upon hearing this, and this incident had a profound impact on the history of the Chinese Communist Party.
Location: Moscow · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1953-03-05
On the day Stalin died, spy chief Beria began a power grab, bringing the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense under his own control, and then pushed for a mass release of prisoners.
Location: Moscow, Soviet Union · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1938
In 1938, Dimitrov, General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, met with Wang Jiaxiang and Ren Bishi, stating that Mao Zedong should be supported as the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. After returning to China the same year, Wang Jiaxiang relayed this message around the time of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1937
In 1937, the distinguished Soviet Red Army Marshal Tukhachevsky was accused of colluding with Nazi Germany to overthrow Stalin and was executed, becoming a classic historical event of Stalin using charges of treason to purge prestigious generals.
Location: Soviet Union · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1933
In Ruijin, Jiangxi, Deng Xiaoping was labeled a Maoist for supporting Mao Zedong's line, subjected to struggle sessions and removed from his post. His wife, Jin Weiying, not only denounced him but also remarried Li Weihan, who had denounced him.
Location: 江西省瑞金市 · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →