Xi’s Nightmare: Was Zhang Youxia Assassinated… or Is the Army About to Storm Beijing?

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The moment Zhang Yuxia got into trouble, Beijing went into high-pressure mode right away.
The way things are going now is getting more and more out of control.
Shocking news is landing like bombs one after another, each one more surprising than the last.
True and fake stuff are mixed up, smoke is everywhere.
Even the most experienced watchers are starting to lose track of what's happening.
There are rumors that Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli were killed in secret attacks,
and the Red Second Generation is yelling at Tai Yu broke the rules.
There are rumors that many army groups are going to Beijing to catch the king to save Zhang Yuxia.
There are rumors that Xi Jinping is doing a big cleanup of the high-level army people,
and more than half of the soldier uniform, standing committee members, will also be cleaned out.
There are rumors that Zhang Yuxia yelled at Xi Jinping to step down and get out.
Zhongnanhai has no quiet time, only a countdown left.
The power storm is on the table now, not hidden anymore, but out in the open.
The world is fighting, chaos is here. History is getting close to the breaking point.
A normal person inside the wall in self-media just shared new info,
saying Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli were not arrested, but were killed in secret attacks and died.
The normal person inside the wall said, after the fourth plenum,
Xi Jinping promised the old leaders a smooth change, to give up power and step down.
So Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli let their guard down.
On the morning of January 20, Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli were in the restroom at the
Central Party School waiting for a meeting, when suddenly unknown armed people attacked them.
Their guards fought and died on the spot, the two got badly hurt and were carried away.
These armed people wore Central Party School worker clothes,
they were not from the Army Discipline Group, nor from the Central Discipline Group or the
Police Special Bureau, because the Central Police and Special Bureau people were all
under tight watch by the 82nd Army Group. Now they suspect these people might be Southeast
Asian armed forces raised by Wang Xiaohong. Wang Xiaohong quietly let them come into the
country and hide. The goal was to kill Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli in secret.
Now the Central Military Commission is in big mess, no one is in charge.
The families and old teams of Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli, can't find anyone who knows to ask.
No one knows where Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli were taken, if they are alive or dead.
Who and when hope Xi Jinping hands over Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli?
To let the Army Discipline and Central Discipline handle them.
But Xi Jinping's group refuses to hand them over.
Probably because Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli are already dead.
Comment person Tang Jingyuan also thinks. Xi Jinping refuses to hand over Zhang Yuxia
and Liu Zhenli. Maybe these two are already dead.
If he hands over bodies, it's hard to explain as anti-corruption check.
But it caused hurt and death events.
This shared info's main point is. The CCP has really split into two centers already.
The old leaders group with Wen Jiabao, Wang Yang and Hu Jintao is one center.
The other center is Xi Jinping's. But Xi Jinping grabbed power first.
He analyzed, now both sides might still be talking.
Maybe they will reach some deals, or if not, break it and fight again.
Democracy person Tang Bakyao also shared. He got first-hand news saying,
Zhang Yuxia's case is not settled yet. Both sides are arguing about if the arrest is legal.
Zhang's family and some underlings have openly said they are unhappy, asking to fix the mistake.
The leaders have stopped more actions. Xi's total power is challenged for the first time.
The chance of a fight starting by accident is getting bigger.
There are also prince party generals who said, against arresting Xi.
Reason is it broke the red second generation's rules.
In the early republic time, there were many strong guys rising.
After a hundred years will it go back to each one ruling their own area?
Don't think the one leader position can't be challenged.
Chinese people all have the emperors and generals are not born special gene in their body.
Tang Jingyuan also got from his inside system channels.
Many red second generation including many big yard kids in the army system.
All react very strongly to arresting Zhang Yuxia.
These people feel very unhappy and against Xi Jinping's way.
Xi Jinping broke the red second generation hidden rules.
Cleaned out Zhang Yuxia. Result caused the whole army to resist in silence.
More strong shared info says, both sides had to sit at the talk table.
Zhang Yuxia even yelled at Xi Jinping to step down and get out.
So the question is, was Zhang Yuxia really killed or is he still fighting hard?
Answers on the net are totally opposite.
In the very closed power system, shared info from under the water keeps coming out.
It has become the main info.
Before the shoe drops, all voices are just echoes on the edge of the storm.
We put these pieces on the table, not to decide for you, but to let you judge yourself.
In the info fog, everyone is putting together a version they want to believe.
Viewer friends, do you think Zhang Yuxia is still alive now?
If you think he is still in the game, comment please type 1.
If you think the situation has flipped, please type 2.
Which side are you on?
After Zhang Yuxia got into trouble, the CCP army fell into unusual group silence.
Beijing's surface is also calm in a weird way.
But outside Zhongnanhai's Xinhua gate, black clothes people are everywhere.
Tiananmen Square has camouflage soldiers in lines.
The more no sound, the more it means the hidden flow is fast.
Ex-account Zhiyuan Jun shared info saying.
After Xi Jinping ordered to arrest Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli.
Unexpectedly faced whole army silence fight back.
No war zone unit, no soldier type, no army group stood out to openly support Xi Jinping.
In the CCP system, not saying anything is saying something.
What does this mean?
It means Xi Jinping has been thrown away by the whole army.
The whole army did not say any support for the center.
This in the CCP system is seen as hidden rebellion.
The situation forced Xi Jinping to talk with the locked up Zhang Yuxia.
Xi offered to let Zhang become National People's Congress chairman,
CPPCC chairman, or retire with top country level, in exchange for leaving the army.
But Zhang Yuxia was hard, even asked Xi Jinping to step down and leave China.
We still need to remind viewers what we talked today,
all come from net or single sources now, in the very closed power system.
Info empty space easily makes drama versions bigger.
Shared info maybe can push things, but history's way still needs results to land.
Now Beijing's situation can be said as full of fog.
Outside shared sayings are,
the center and central discipline have picked a special group of over 50 people,
moved into army discipline, expected over 2000 teacher level, and above cadres will face handling.
The range involving high army officers group, may be way bigger than any past cleanup.
Rumors also say, CCP has said whole army under martial law.
Each unit stay in place wait orders.
If these messages are real, it means the army is going through a rare level earthquake.
Another shared info getting attention is,
soldier uniform standing committee members might face big change.
So called soldier uniform standing committee members,
are the army seats in CCP province level party standing committees,
by province military area, guard area or garrison area active generals,
from party commands gun.
Mainly join national defense move, keep stable etc.
CCP 31 province areas, long keep this system.
2016 to 2018, Xi Jinping army change time once weakened, then recovered.
Comment person Jiang Wang Zheng wrote.
From reliable message, more than half, soldier uniform standing committee members to change.
CCP has 31 province areas, means at least 16,
soldier uniform standing committee members will change,
Xi's way over past.
Now each province city area party standing committees,
including soldier seats, are in two offices group learning.
Related shared info with army, enter level 1 ready,
hand in phones, strong control, remake command chain rumors, match each other.
These positions already mean party commands gun extend.
Once system change, affect not only in army, also spread to local power structure.
Of course, now all messages still at shared and watch stage, true fake mixed.
But one thing sure, no matter how much rumors check out,
Beijing is entering a high sensitive time.
What really worth watch, not single message if accurate,
but next people changes in power direction, even if above message is not reliable,
but also fit Xi Jinping's way and current situation,
because these soldier uniform standing committee members,
many have close ties with Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli,
former CIA officer, Georgetown University professor Widening said.
If Xi Jinping plans to fight for fourth term in 2027,
he must worry, high power Zhang Yuxia might lead in party to pull him down.
Xi Jinping afraid Zhang Yuxia has big power,
so Xi uses all ways to deal with Zhang Yuxia.
This sudden attack big cleanup,
if it becomes Xi Jinping's another bad end action worth watch.
History often not turn at most noisy time, but in most tight silence rewrite.
Recently Beijing Sky unusual moves get attention.
Air data site, flight radar 24 track shows,
Beijing Sky has army helicopters often set up signs.
Let the already tight situation add more shadow.
Also let outside guess many army groups go to Beijing catch king,
to save Zhang Yuxia, quickly heat up.
Rumors involve Baoding's 82nd army group,
Xinxiang's 83rd army group,
Liaoyang's 79th army group,
Weifang's 80th army group etc., so-called main units,
and farther 81st, 78th, 72nd, 73rd, 77th etc.
Army groups, together move to Beijing.
Even share Zhang Yuxia in charge at military commission building command,
Xi Jinping back to West Mountain,
he can't command army etc. sayings, start flying everywhere.
Comment person Xing Gadi on X platform said,
No matter final is big thunder small rain, or real big change,
current net this all hope army mutiny hidden flow, already clearly shows.
Xi Jinping's rule base is going through never before trust crisis and legal drain.
Outside is group hoping for army heart split.
Net friends even say this hope mutiny feeling fully.
Finally wait for gun sound, let bullet fly a bit.
Xi core long ago all betray leave, army not dumb,
who still want to die with one person.
Not get people heart to this point, army not rebel is weird.
Zhang Yuxia down, Xi family army fall apart,
whole country people all counting down,
people heart scattered, army heart hard to guess.
Anti-Xi united army quiet agree,
forming, just wait one chance or one gun sound.
Gun sound once, new time.
