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High-level Infighting · Full chronicle and history

2015
From late 2015 to 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League faced reforms, its organizational staffing was streamlined, and its budget was significantly cut, weakening the Youth League faction's ability to cultivate young cadres.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1990
In the 1990s, when Bo Xilai was mayor of Dalian, Xi Jinping made a special visit to learn about city management experience; Bo Xilai shared the trick of “speculative land buying” and predicted that the two would eventually become enemies.
Location: Dalian, China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026
U.S. intelligence agencies are leading an investigation into the overseas assets of Xi Jinping’s family and those of 25 other current and former CCP Politburo members, and plan to publish the related report by the end of the year.
Location: United States · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1990
In the 1990s, Hainan's land speculation activities were rectified, and Zhu Rongji was credited with halting related land speculation.
Location: Hainan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-24
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will travel to New York from September 24 to 26 to attend the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Location: New York, United States · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-08
Xi Jinping, top leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Pyongyang, North Korea, from June 8 to 9, and was welcomed by Kim Jong Un at Kim Il Sung Square.
Location: 朝鲜平壤 · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-05
CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning, accompanied by United Front Work Department Head Li Ganjie, conducted research in Xinjiang from June 5 to 9, accompanied and coordinated by Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Xiaojiang.
Location: Xinjiang, China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06
Following the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhu Changjie, the long-retired former head of the Xinjiang Public Security Department and vice president of the China Police Association, was taken away for investigation by the CCDI on suspicion of assisting Wang Xia洪 in building a power-money alliance and underground money laundering network.
Location: Uyghur · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-20
In a report, the PLA Daily named the so-called "competition specialist" brigade from the 72nd Group Army—where He Weidong made his career—as having disappeared, and published a commentary severely criticizing deviations in political achievements and the bubble of new-quality combat capabilities.
Location: Huzhou · Importance IV · 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 →
2026-09-23
Based on previous calculations, the next major renovation of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall should take place in 2027. However, Xi Jinping plans to carry out a more fundamental renovation, positioning it as the "Museum of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation" and extensively promoting "Xi Jinping Thought."
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-22
The authorities centrally announced personnel adjustments for top leaders in provinces such as Tibet, Gansu, and Qinghai, setting the local defense line ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session.
Location: China · Importance III · 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 →
2026-09-18
On September 18, the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Chenzhou, Hunan, announced that Hu Qiming, former chairman of Zigong Cemented Carbide Co., Ltd., is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and illegal acts, and is currently undergoing review and investigation. The next day, online rumors circulated that he was suspected of smuggling waste tungsten alloy to Western military enterprises and accepting bribes, with four people reportedly arrested so far; however, these rumors have not yet been officially confirmed.
Location: Chenzhou · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
Xinhua News Agency officially released a press release on September 21 at Beijing time, confirming that Chinese top leader Xi Jinping will pay a two-day state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. Previously, Xi Jinping had not made a public appearance for seven consecutive days.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
After experiencing health risks, Xi Jinping returned to the public eye on September 21 following his illness and immediately chaired a Politburo Standing Committee meeting. The meeting set the tone for comprehensive vetting and cracking down on potential dissidents and opposition forces within the party through ideological struggle and political line purges, aiming to prevent political turmoil triggered by sudden health crises.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · 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
It was officially announced that Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, with an itinerary including a tour of the National Archives and attendance at a state dinner.
Location: China · Importance V · 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 →
2026-09-21
According to The Wall Street Journal, Xi Jinping was absent from the BRICS summit banquet due to illness, and Wang Yi attended on his behalf.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
The US Department of State has approved a foreign military sale of air defense systems to Ukraine, including S-300 clone missiles, with a total estimated value of up to $2.68 billion.
Location: United States · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
Following Wang Zhongwei's protest in Washington, D.C. against Xi Jinping's visit to the US, his family in China was harassed by the police under the guise of persuasion.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
On September 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that Xi Jinping temporarily cancelled his attendance at the BRICS summit banquet held in New Delhi, India on September 12 due to physical discomfort, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending on his behalf. Official Beijing has not provided an explanation for the absence, prompting outside concerns regarding his health status and power succession, though currently there is no evidence indicating he is seriously ill.
Location: New Delhi · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
As of September 20, Xi Jinping has not made a public appearance for seven consecutive days. With his scheduled visit to Maryland's Andrews Air Force Base in the United States approaching in a few days, Xinhua News Agency and major Party media outlets have unusually published no articles regarding US-China friendship or exchanges over the past week, triggering external speculation about Xi Jinping's health and high-level political trends.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On the final day of the Russian parliamentary elections, the skies over Moscow were hit by a large-scale drone attack. An oil refinery in the Moscow Oblast caught fire, billowing black smoke, and the area near the Kremlin was also affected.
Location: 俄罗斯莫斯科 · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2025
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 →
2026-09-17
Dai Yulin, former Deputy Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Provincial CPPCC, was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on September 17, 2026, to be undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, three years after his retirement. During his early tenure in Dalian, he was promoted by Bo Xilai, and subsequently served in the Liaoning officialdom for a long time, becoming entangled in relevant political purge trajectories.
Location: Shenyang, Liaoning · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-09-16
According to multiple sources, Xi Jinping concluded his trip in India and flew back to Beijing, arriving at Daxing Airport at 9 p.m. that night. Upon deplaning, he apparently suffered a sudden stroke or other serious health issue, was unable to walk normally, had to be carried off the aircraft on a stretcher, and was then taken directly to the 301 Hospital for comprehensive medical examination and treatment.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
2026-09-15
On September 15, a video circulating from Beijing at night showed multiple barricades set up around Tiananmen Square, with plainclothes and uniformed guards, police cars, armed police, and fire trucks on the scene. Online reports indicated that Chang'an Avenue was temporarily under traffic control, with restricted access for personnel in some areas. While relevant footage and information about the controls spread online, there has been no further official explanation regarding the specific cause, duration, or handling of the situation.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-14
US LNG exporter Venture Global has signed a new purchase and sale agreement with China Gas Holdings Limited. Under the agreement, China Gas will purchase 500,000 tons of LNG annually for a term of 20 years, bringing its total contracted off-take volume to 2.5 million tons per year.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
At 9:00 PM on September 13, 2026, after arriving back in China from India, Xi Jinping was suspected of suffering a sudden stroke or other serious complications and was carried off the plane, sparking widespread speculation and concern regarding his actual health status.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
While attending a meeting in India, Xi Jinping was observed walking with an uneven gait, stumbling, and nodding off multiple times, leading to suspicions of a stroke and sparking serious concerns about his health.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
Xi Jinping suddenly felt unwell while attending the BRICS summit in India, prompting Indian Prime Minister Modi to pause his speech and inquire about his condition twice. Subsequently, Xi Jinping missed the dinner hosted by Modi for leaders of various countries, and his health has drawn intense attention and speculation from the outside world.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
On September 12, the central government approved the appointment of Li Qiang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. On the same day, the former Dalian Municipal Party Secretary, Xiong Maoping, stepped down from his positions as Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, member of the Provincial Standing Committee, and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. Li Qiang previously served as the Mayor of Dalian.
Location: Dalian · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-12
Xi Jinping did not attend the important banquet on the evening of the 12th during his time in India, while Putin and others were present. Related reports did not provide an official reason for Xi's absence, only noting that he had arrived in India but did not attend the banquet, which required conversations with various parties and prolonged activity. Subsequently, rumors regarding his health spread online, with his absence from the banquet being used as one of the indicators to speculate on whether he was experiencing health issues.
Location: India · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-05
On the tenth day after the disaster at the Gyirong Port border, Nepalese rescue forces successfully rescued Chinese worker Lu Haitao from a tunnel buried by a mudslide, demonstrating the scale and persistence of local rescue operations.
Location: Nepal · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
The video points out that Xi Jinping has not appeared in public for four consecutive days (96 hours), sparking speculation about his health and the political situation. Media reports are filled with false information such as "Xi Jinping congratulates," while the absence of his name in official media has intensified outside suspicion. Meanwhile, Cai Qi, who has close ties to Xi, has also not appeared, deepening concerns about Xi's health and suggesting that the CCP regime is like a powder keg; any issues with the top leader could trigger turmoil among various factions.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
Based on Xi Jinping's public itinerary in India, abnormal body movements while boarding and deplaning stairs, and his failure to make public appearances upon returning to Beijing, blogger Hu Liren speculates that he may have suffered a sudden ischemic stroke (mini-stroke), pointing out that his failure to appear publicly within the seven-day danger period has turned rumors about his health into reality.
Location: India · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
Desmond Shum, author of Red Roulette, published a long article in September 2026, publicly detailing for the first time his interactions, reading groups, and the last meeting with Ling Gu before the accident, while analyzing the impact of the car crash on Chinese politics and Xi Jinping's consolidation of power.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
At the opening of the BRICS summit in India, the Indian Prime Minister asked Xi Jinping, “Is it okay?” and Xi Jinping left early, prompting speculation about his poor health and sluggish actions.
Location: India · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
According to the host, Xi Jinping is expected to visit the United States in September, but the host thinks this is just a façade.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-30
During the mudslide disaster relief efforts on the China-Nepal border, the Nepali side rescued and transferred 2,697 people on August 30 alone, including 72 Chinese citizens. Nepal subsequently announced a cumulative total of 13,396 people rescued and transferred, with over 25,000 personnel from the army, police, and armed police participating in the rescue. These figures have been used to compare against the lower rescue input and results from the Chinese side.
Location: Nepal · Importance III · 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
The anchor believes that if Xi Jinping is not dealt with in August, he may step down at the 20th National Congress due to age or political pressure.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-01
爆料人蒋罔正发布一份密电,称袁家军将出任中共中央办公厅主任,蔡奇将让出该职位,并为儿子铺路。该名单被描述为下个月政治局会议的议题。
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08
In late August, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress removed Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their State Central Military Commission positions.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
新华社发布不到六十字的通稿,宣布中共中央决定罗文任河北省委书记,倪岳峰不再担任,另有任用。
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
重庆市人大常委会召开会议,任命陈新武为副市长、代理市长。新华社傍晚发稿。
Location: Chongqing · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
中央批准唐屹峰任广东省委委员、常委。南方日报和新华网随后转发了此消息。
Location: Guangdong · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-30
爆料人蒋罔正发布一份人事名单,声称是政治局会议的议题,其中包括陈新武任重庆市长,罗文任河北省委书记,刘国洪任自然资源部党委书记,张文彤任自然资源部部长,倪岳峰另有任用。名单中的部分人事任命早于官方官宣。
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-30
自然资源部网站发布任命信息,刘国洪担任党委书记(实为党组书记),时间早于官宣。
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-21
Jiang Wangzheng released news claiming that Li Qiang might succeed to power at the 21st National Congress and, after taking office, push for the disclosure of officials' assets in 2027 or 2028.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-19
The former deputy secretary of the Party committee and former president of the China Development Bank, Ouyang Weimin, is under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations. The case is believed to involve senior party figures, prompting external interpretations of Caixin's related reports and attention to former associates of Wang Qishan.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-14
Ma Xingrui has been expelled from the Party and public office, and transferred to the procuratorial organs.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-10
The Central Committee held a special meeting on rectifying formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots. Cai Qi attended and arranged for 'tackling the issue of new officials ignoring old debts and focusing on the rectification of prominent problems'.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-10
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Party Group Inspection Work Leading Group held a meeting, with Shi Taifeng serving as the leader and Hu Chunhua as the deputy leader. Observers outside think this may be a pre‑emptive preparation for high‑level personnel arrangements.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-03
China sent He Wei, Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, to mourn Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei rather than a high-level delegation, reflecting Beijing's strategic adjustment in international relations.
Location: Iran · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-03
Wang Yi held a phone call with US Secretary of State Rubio, marking signs of a thaw in China-US relations.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-03
The Ministry of Commerce announced that China and the US have agreed in principle to lower tariffs on some agricultural products, indicating a easing of economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-03
China and Europe have finalized plans to hold their second regular economic and trade meeting this autumn, indicating that China-Europe relations are also moving toward normalization.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-03
Wang Yi will visit four Nordic countries this week to further promote diplomatic relations with Europe.
Location: China · Importance II · 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 →
2026-07-02
Following the July 1 Party Founding Day, the CCDI's arrest machinery resumed its normal speed, processing five units in a single day—including large state-owned enterprises, water conservancy construction worker organizations, government think tanks, and local people's congresses—demonstrating that the arrest operations are proceeding as planned.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-01
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a conference marking the 105th anniversary of its founding, where Xi Jinping delivered a significantly softened speech, backing down to the West and emphasizing unity and stability.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07
The host predicts that July and August will be a critical period for Xi Jinping facing major political challenges, and the verdict of the Zhang Xiaoxia case may become a pivotal turning point, its outcome will affect the life-and-death of Xi Jinping and the red second generation and military second generation.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-01
The former head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions has been replaced and succeeded by Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan. This move is interpreted as a pre-emptive effort by the Senate elders and reformists to control the trade union system in order to prevent grassroots turmoil.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-01
Du Ling, former vice chairperson of the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, is under investigation. This follows closely after the leadership reshuffle at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, indicating that the trade union system is being purged.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07
The Central Military Commission issued a circular commending outstanding Communist Party members, grassroots party organizations, and outstanding party affairs workers across the army. This move is interpreted as Xi Jinping attempting to win over the military, buy the loyalty of grassroots officers and soldiers, and thereby divide anti-Xi forces.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-30
The head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has been changed from Zhang Yuzhuo to Cheng Fubo. Zhang Yuzhuo was considered a protégé of Chen Xi (Xi Jinping's college roommate), and this replacement is seen as Xi Jinping losing control over state-owned enterprise assets.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-30
According to reports, under pressure from second-generation military and second-generation officials, Xi Jinping has begun to gradually release detained senior military officials, with some already returning to their posts.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-30
The video mentions that a small plane once flew close to Zhongnanhai, indicating deficiencies in Beijing's air defense, which could be exploited for targeted attacks.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-29
Xinhua News Agency has continuously published two articles related to the 13th and 14th National Congresses of the CCP, including affirmations of Deng Xiaoping and related historical lines.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-29
Xi Jinping received Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Related photos circulated online, triggering discussions among netizens regarding his appearance and abdominal changes.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-27
Xinhua News Agency published an article concerning the CCP's 14th National Congress and Deng Xiaoping, re-emphasizing the socialist market economy and related historical line.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · 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 →
2026-06-20
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 →
2026-06-11
Hu Fan, a former subordinate of Li Keqiang, has been transferred to Guangdong as the head of the Provincial Party Organization Department, hollowing out the personnel authority of Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary Huang Kunming.
Location: Guangdong · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-10
In a joint operation, the Hong Kong police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) charged 7 individuals, including representatives from two contractors, Hung Ngai and Wang Yip, with a total of 25 counts in connection with the Wang Fuk Court fire case in Tai Po. The suspects were charged in court with manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, money laundering, and other offenses, and were remanded in custody.
Location: Hong Kong · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-09
On the same day Xi Jinping returned to Beijing, the US Department of Defense released the revised 1260H blacklist, adding multiple leading Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD to the roster.
Location: Washington, United States · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-09
On the same day Xi Jinping returned from his visit to North Korea, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang supervised the oath-taking of 37 newly appointed department heads and delivered a speech, emphasizing seeking truth from facts and acting in accordance with objective laws.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06-08
Wei Xiaokui, an official promoted by Wen Jiabao, has been parachuted into Fujian to serve as the provincial discipline inspection secretary, responsible for retroactively investigating old cases involving the Fujian faction.
Location: Fujian · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-05
Following the removal of Xi'an Municipal Party Secretary Fang Hongwei by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Li Jun was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee on June 5.
Location: Shaanxi · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06
Due to the incident of a plane crashing into China Zun in Beijing and the involvement of his son Cai Erjin in the low-altitude economy industry, Cai Qi, who is in charge of capital security, is rumored to have gone into hiding for investigation.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-06
Beijing sources say Xi Jinping has entered the stage of contact and negotiation with the princelings and military descendants, with Xi Yuanping acting as the intermediary, and the princelings demanding Xi Jinping's medical retirement.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · 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 →
2026-06
Host Hu Liren pointed out in the program that Xi Jinping's centralization of power has triggered intense dissatisfaction among party and military leaders, leading to out-of-control diplomacy and the risk of a political reckoning. Major political changes could occur in Beijing in the next two months.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: 媒体评论 · View causal chain →
2026-06
After accompanying Xi Jinping to receive Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, Cai Qi has successively missed important diplomatic events such as receiving Cambodia's Hun Sen and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, triggering external speculation that he has gone missing or lost power.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Developing · View causal chain →
2026-06
Bian, former Chief Engineer of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Deputy Director of the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, who was responsible for major launch missions including aerospace and the Chang'e lunar exploration project, was arrested recently.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06
Cambodian leader Hun Sen visited China and stayed for three days. His three sons respectively control the positions of Cambodian Prime Minister, the military, and administrative power.
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06
Photos circulated online show Jack Ma participating in a rice planting activity with some Alibaba staff and former executives in Hangzhou.
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06
Jack Ma appeared at Harvard a few days after attending an event in Hangzhou, and related photos later surfaced online.
Location: 美国马萨诸塞州剑桥市 · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-05-30
Elderly officials of the Chinese Communist Party pushed for Guan Zhiou to bypass Xi Jinping and directly assume the post of Hubei Provincial Party Secretary, taking charge of financial funds related to the Three Gorges Project.
Location: Wuhan, Hubei · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-04-03
Former Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui was officially announced to be under investigation, and authorities announced his specific charges over 3 months later.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-04-01
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 →
2026-04-01
Leaks claim that on the very day the transition deployment meeting was held, Hu Chunhua took office as the head of the group liquidating Xi's faction, marking the launch of the succession liquidation procedure.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-04
According to sources within the Great Firewall, Hu Chunhua was appointed in early April as the head of Xi Jinping's group's provisional liquidation team, responsible for reviewing old projects and vetting cadre materials.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · 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 →
2026-03-17
Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong was taken away by the CCDI to assist in an investigation after returning from Vietnam.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-03-10
宋平遗体告别仪式在北京八宝山举行,新华社报道了包括七常委在内的多位高层到场的情况,胡锦涛未到场。
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-03-04
中共元老宋平去世,享年109岁。新华社报道了胡锦涛送花圈表示哀悼的消息。
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Verified · 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
The Mausoleum of Mao Zedong has begun a renovation project, expected to last until August of the same year.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-02
Following the major fire, the Hong Kong government suddenly announced it would spend 6.8 billion HKD in public funds to completely buy out the property rights of over 1,700 disaster-affected households in Wang Fuk Court, demolish the buildings, and convert the site into a park, sparking public suspicion that this is an effort to destroy evidence of engineering corruption.
Location: Hong Kong · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-01-24
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were officially announced to be investigated for “seriously trampling and undermining the Chairman’s responsibility system of the Central Military Commission”, indicating intense power struggles at the top.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-01
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 IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026
The U.S. Congress has extended an invitation, inviting Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te to visit the United States; the host believes this is a signal of the United States gradually establishing diplomatic relations with Taiwan and completely severing ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Location: United States · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-11-28
At the Beijing Politburo meeting the day after the Hongfuyuan fire, CCDI Secretary Li Xi presented irrefutable evidence of Ma Xingrui's corruption, and he was placed under isolated investigation on the spot.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-08
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CCP Central Committee, has been taken away to assist in an investigation. He is considered the person within the Party who best understands the layout of the overseas assets of the power elite.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-07-26
In Sydney, a 23-year-old Chinese woman named Yang Lanlan crashed her Rolls-Royce into a Mercedes driver. The source of her immense wealth and her family background are unknown, and she is seen as a living specimen of the descendants of the powerful and wealthy living overseas.
Location: Sydney · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-07-01
On July 1st, Peng Liyuan's loyalist Ma Xingrui was stripped of his position as Xinjiang Party Secretary.
Location: Xinjiang · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-06-30
Ahead of July 1st, CCP elders established a Central Committee decision-making and deliberation coordination agency, hollowing out the Politburo Standing Committee into a mere executive body.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Reported · 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: Reported · View causal chain →
2025
In 2025, the military newspaper continuously published eight commentary articles, involving expressions such as "enfeoffing wives and promoting sons," "loyalty to an individual," and "running a family dynasty."
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · 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: Reported · 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: Reported · View causal chain →
2024
Bo Xilai's son Bo Guagua married the daughter of a hospital family from Yilan, Taiwan in 2024 and publicly pleaded for his parents.
Location: Taiwan, China · Importance III · 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
At the closing ceremony of a major CCP meeting, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the venue by security guards in full view of the public, marking the complete bankruptcy of political norms such as inter-generational succession designation.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2022-10
At the closing session of the 20th CCP Congress, political successors left by Hu Jintao—including Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, and Hu Chunhua—failed to enter the new Politburo Standing Committee, while Xi Jinping successfully secured his reappointment as General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Location: China · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2018-03
The National People's Congress passed a constitutional amendment abolishing term limits for the president.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2018
Driven and spearheaded by Li Zhanshu, the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the decision to amend the constitution, removing the limit that the president of the PRC could serve no more than two consecutive terms.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2018
The anchor believes that after Xi Jinping amended the constitution in 2018, the relationship with the Red Second Generation underwent a fundamental shift, and it was seen as a huge internal coup within the party, causing him to lose much support.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2017-10
The first Politburo meeting after the 19th National Congress adopted relevant regulations requiring Politburo members to submit written performance reports to the CCP Central Committee and the General Secretary annually, further strengthening supreme centralization of power.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2017-10
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 →
2017-07
In July 2017, Sun Zhengcai was suddenly investigated and expelled from the CCP. He and Hu Chunhua were once seen as candidates for the sixth-generation leadership; his downfall marked a turning point for the succession plans Hu Jintao had left for himself.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2015
In 2015, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong was investigated, further consolidating Xi Jinping's power within the military.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2014
In 2014, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Caihou was investigated, marking the beginning of Xi Jinping's purge of Jiang Zemin's influence in the military.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2013-11-16
Xi Jinping had his last face-to-face meeting with Bo Xilai in Qincheng Prison. The two discussed power struggles and women, with Bo Xilai lamenting his loss.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2012-11-16
On the second day after the conclusion of the First Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee, Hu Jintao stated at an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission that Xi Jinping was a qualified General Secretary and Chairman of the Military Commission. Xi Jinping, in turn, highly praised Hu Jintao for voluntarily stepping down as Chairman of the Military Commission, marking the official completion of the power transition.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · 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
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 →
2012-03-18
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 →
2012-03-14
On March 14, 2012, Wen Jiabao delivered a speech at the Two Sessions Chinese and foreign press conference, emphasizing that without political structural reform, economic structural reform cannot succeed, and warning that the tragedy of the Cultural Revolution could happen again.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2012-03
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 →
2012-02-06
Wang Lijun, disguised, fled and broke into the US Consulate in Chengdu, marking the collapse of Bo Xilai's political empire.
Location: Chengdu, China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2012
On the eve of the 18th National Congress power transition and around the downfall of Bo Xilai, The New York Times published an investigative report revealing that Wen Jiabao's family controlled $2.7 billion in hidden wealth.
Location: New York, United States · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2011-10
US FBI official Sarah submitted an encrypted email to Xi Jinping detailing Wang Lijun's monitoring of calls between central leaders. Upon learning of this, Xi Jinping decided to handle the matter personally.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2007
At the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, with a narrow advantage, entered the Politburo Standing Committee along with Li Keqiang, becoming Hu Jintao's successor, while Bo Xilai only made it to the Politburo.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance V · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1992
Deng Xiaoping delivered his southern tour speeches, emphasizing that development is of overriding importance, while reiterating the need to consistently uphold the Four Cardinal Principles and oppose bourgeois liberalization.
Location: Shenzhen · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1992
In early 1992, Deng Xiaoping promoted and proposed the development of a socialist market economy, and the relevant line was confirmed during the 14th National Congress of the CCP.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1989-05-19
On the eve of the June Fourth (Tiananmen) crackdown, Zhao Ziyang drafted a telegram requesting Wan Li to return to China and convene the NPC Standing Committee to veto the martial law decree. Wen Jiabao, director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee, suppressed the telegram and prevented it from being sent on the grounds that the procedures were not compliant.
Location: Beijing · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1987
The 13th National Congress of the CCP was held, establishing the Party's basic line for the primary stage of socialism.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1986-09-01
AFP published an exclusive wire service, making public for the first time the defection of the son of an old revolutionary and senior intelligence official to the United States, which led to the dismissal of Ling Yun, the first Minister of state security (MSS).
Location: France · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1986-02-21
Larry Wu-Tai Chin died in a federal prison in Virginia. While prison officials concluded it was suicide, his cause of death has sparked skepticism from the public and prosecutors.
Location: Virginia, United States · Importance IV · Verification: Disputed · View causal chain →
1985-11
After gathering evidence for three years, the FBI arrested Larry Wu-Tai Chin, who had infiltrated the CIA for decades, on espionage charges based on clues provided by Yu Qiangsheng.
Location: United States · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1985
Yu Qiangsheng defected to the United States via a CIA-arranged flight through Hong Kong, causing massive tremors within the Chinese Communist Party.
Location: United States · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1985
In 1985, Wen Jiabao was selected as the Director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, managing core state secrets for eight years and experiencing multiple major political struggles among the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Location: Beijing · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1981
Yu Qiangsheng, an official of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, was recruited by the CIA in Beijing and began providing intelligence.
Location: Beijing · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1979
In the spring of 1979, Xi Jinping and Bo Xilai met by chance in Beijing's Yuanyuan Tan Park. The two recalled their respective difficult experiences, and Bo Xilai even took Xi Jinping to a gathering of princelings.
Location: Beijing, China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1968-05
Zhang Langlang was arrested in Hangzhou on charges including viciously attacking central leaders. At the time, Yu Qiangsheng served as the head of the special investigation team.
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1968
Wen Jiabao, who graduated with a graduate degree in 1968, was labeled a rightist and sent to a farm in Jiuquan, Gansu for a year of reform-through-labor after speaking out against physical violence at a struggle session.
Location: Jiuquan, Gansu · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1958-02-10
Huang Jing, the father of Yu Qiangsheng, died in Guangzhou. Officials claimed it was due to illness, but intra-party rumors suggested he suffered a mental breakdown after being reprimanded by Mao Zedong at the Nanning Conference.
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong · Importance III · 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 →