I ignored this at first, but have seen it in too many credible places. Rumor has it that Xi is facing ouster and that a coup is underway in China. Some have speculated that it is not a coup, and that it is a military operation getting underway. On the 21'st there were headlines stating that China's air traffic would be cut by at least 57 percent over the next short term (define that) let's say a couple weeks, and that the cancellations have already started and that the Chinese are upset.
Therefore I suspect there is a military action underway, and that there is no coup because if there was a coup, headlines would not have been talking about mass flight cancellations in the near future, a coup is done in secret.
End rumor, for what it's worth. Wait and see I guess.
My guess: Xi is cleaning house, possibly pulling the trigger on a counter-coup because of an imminent coup. Xi is a reformer and "They" can't stand China not opposing Russia over Their failing Ukraine project. "They" are growing increasingly desperate and I read this as evidence of that.
EDIT: This video claims that six senior anti-Xi officials received heavy sentences, with three receiving the death penalty. Oddly, she tries to work that in as part of a coup against Xi, but it sounds like just the opposite to me.
My read is that the coup plotters calculated the time was right to move when Xi was away in Central Asia, but now he's back and is dropping the hammer on them.
Relevant info posted by Jim Stone today:
My guess: Xi is cleaning house, possibly pulling the trigger on a counter-coup because of an imminent coup. Xi is a reformer and "They" can't stand China not opposing Russia over Their failing Ukraine project. "They" are growing increasingly desperate and I read this as evidence of that.
EDIT: This video claims that six senior anti-Xi officials received heavy sentences, with three receiving the death penalty. Oddly, she tries to work that in as part of a coup against Xi, but it sounds like just the opposite to me.
Is Xi Jinping Under Arrest After Military Coup? Three Senior Anti-Xi Officials Sentenced to Death
My read is that the coup plotters calculated the time was right to move when Xi was away in Central Asia, but now he's back and is dropping the hammer on them.