2026-10-29
The Fifth Plenary Session of the CCP Central Committee concluded on October 29. The number of attendees was reduced, and the meeting confirmed the expulsion from the Party of 33 high-ranking officials, including Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, and Liu Jianchao.
2026-10-25
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee opened at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. The meeting was jointly guarded by the Central Guard Bureau, the Beijing Garrison Command, and police forces, and has drawn close outside attention amid political maneuvering and high-pressure Party rectification.
2026-08
At the end of August 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress made a decision to dismiss Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their posts.
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.
2026-09-27
Xinhua News Agency announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Party and the military, their credentials as delegates to the 20th National Congress terminated, and their cases transferred to military judicial authorities for handling.
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.
2026-09-24
The CCP plans to convene the Fifth Plenary Session in October, with publicly announced agenda items including the discussion of several major issues within the Party; the cases of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli are said to potentially become agenda items for the meeting.
2026-01-19
Reports indicate that around the time Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were detained, Wang Qishan also lost his freedom and is facing a secret investigation by a central special investigation group headed by Cai Qi.
2026-09-23
Official announcements state that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been severely disciplined for violations of party discipline and laws, expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and the military, and transferred to military procuratorial organs, sparking rumors of military unrest and a power struggle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2026-09-18
According to veteran media figure Guo Jun on the Elite Forum program, Ren Zhengfei is suspected of being drawn into the Zhang Youxia case and is under investigation, because Huawei, deeply involved in defense buildup under the military-civil fusion policy, has considerable overlap with Zhang Youxia, former Minister of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, in weapons and equipment procurement.
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.
2026-09
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, who were arrested, were announced to be expelled from the Party and the military, and transferred to a military court; this news was released nine months after their arrest.
2026-09
On the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, officials announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had been handed over to a military court and expelled from the Party and the military.
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.
2026-08-28
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress removed Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their posts on the Central Military Commission of the State, and their qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress were subsequently terminated.
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.
2026-08-28
Zhang Youxia was dismissed on August 28.
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.
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.
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.
2026-08-10
Sources say China and North Korea each dispatched 9,000 troops to form a joint artillery force deployed on both sides of Mount Changbai, controlled by special envoys to guard against a coup.
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.
2026-08-09
According to the program, after Zhang Youxia was arrested, the Western Theater Command expressed strong dissatisfaction due to his long-standing relationships with the 13th and 14th Armies.
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.
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.
2026-07
Zhang Youxia is reportedly said to have been transferred from the Gu'an base in Langfang to another location, with a medical team continuing to treat him, and the case may be handled quietly.
2026-07
According to relevant claims, Zhang Youxia has shifted from the stage of being taken into custody to house arrest, is currently recovering from injuries, and the compulsory measures against him have been relatively relaxed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2026-01-28
In January 2026, an open letter allegedly written by Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission, to Xi Jinping circulated on overseas social networks, in which he set out his positions on disputes over the system of responsibility of the chair of the military commission, policy toward Taiwan, and policy toward Russia.
2026-01-25
On January 25, 2026, the front page of the PLA Daily convicted Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli over the filing of their case, with the charge being a serious violation of the system of the Chairman of the Military Commission assuming sole responsibility; overseas disclosures claim that the Ministry of National Defense belongs to the civilian system, and that it is the perpetrator convicting the victim.
2026-01-24
The Ministry of National Defense announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and have been placed under investigation; a PLA Daily editorial subsequently stated that the two seriously trampled upon and undermined the system of the CMC chairman's responsibility.
2026-01-24
On January 24, 2026, the Ministry of National Defense announced that Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, Chief of the Joint Staff Department, were suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and had been placed under case investigation.
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.
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.
2026-01-24
Reports that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had run into trouble broke the earlier private pact in Zhongnanhai and triggered subsequent political turmoil.
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."
2026-01-24
On January 24, 2026, the Ministry of National Defense announced that Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, Chief of the Joint Staff Department, are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and that the CPC Central Committee has decided to place both under investigation.
2026-01-24
On January 24, 2026, the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of National Defense announced that Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, Chief of the Joint Staff Department, are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and have been placed under investigation.
2026-01-24
Zhang Youxia was arrested in December last year. More than half a year has passed since the related case came to light, drawing widespread attention from the outside world.
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.
2026-01-21
A netizen took a photo showing what appeared to be plainclothes personnel gathering outside the entrance of Zhang Youxia's residence. At the time, observers speculated that the personnel involved might be conducting an inspection or taking Zhang Youxia away.
2026-01-20
According to sources outside the Great Firewall, Zhang Youxia, the first vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, the Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, were both in trouble and arrested on January 20.
2026-01-20
After Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were absent from the opening ceremony of the seminar for provincial and ministerial-level officials on January 20, 2026, reports emerged that they had run into trouble. On January 24, the Ministry of National Defense announced that both had been placed under case investigation.
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.
2026-01
Ten days after Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Li Xi had assigned the year's full purge tasks, Zhang Youxia's incident occurred. Li Xi had received no prior wind of it and felt shocked and terrified.
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.
2025-12
Sources claim that Zhang Youxia is being held at the Central Guard Bureau base in Gu'an, Hebei and is on a hunger strike; the authorities only announced on January 24, 2026 that they had opened a case for review and investigation against him.
2025-11
Anti-Xi forces began a large-scale gathering last November, followed by reports of Zhang Youxia's arrest, which triggered strong shock and backlash within the military.
2025-10-20
Under pressure from Zhang Youxia and CCP elders, Xi Jinping officially signed a power-transfer document at the Fourth Plenary Session, agreeing to step down in the Hua Guofeng model, marking the end of the Xi Jinping era.
2025
Sources claim that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli directed the military to control the venue during the Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee; it is alleged that Hu Jintao had not agreed to handle the top figure at the venue; this claim has no public reports to corroborate it.
2024-11-28
Zhang Youxia launches a purge within the military, and Xi Jinping's loyalist Miao Hua is taken down.
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.
2024-10-15
Zhang Youxia meets with Russian Defense Minister Belousov, who is visiting China, in Beijing.
2024-07-15
Overseas rumors suggest that Xi Jinping suffered a stroke during the Third Plenary Session, military control changed hands, and Zhang Youxia placed him under control while contacting Hu Jintao through Liu Yuan.
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.
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.
2024-04
Under Zhang Youxia's strong reaction, Zhong Shaojun was transferred out of the General Office of the Central Military Commission and appointed political commissar of the National Defense University.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2017
After Zhang Youxia was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, by convention he no longer enters the list of Central Military Commission members at the Ministry of National Defense's August 1 banquet held in ordinary years.