On January 24th, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia, and Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department, Liu Zhenli, were announced to be under investigation, sparking heated discussions both domestically and internationally. As the situation continues to escalate, various revelations have emerged. According to a retired officer from the 31st Group Army of the Chinese Communist Party, after the arrest of Zhang Youxia, the Chinese military fell into chaos, with officers at the regimental level and above resigning or submitting reports to change their careers.
This officer claimed that a skirmish occurred at the scene of Zhang Youxia’s arrest, with the public security forces led by Wang Xiaohong suppressing Zhang Youxia’s Snow Leopard Commando security detail. Currently, military leaders from various group armies are refusing to express support for Xi Jinping, and the military is showing a state of “passive resistance.” The informant predicted that significant events could occur within the next 10 days to two weeks.
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According to current affairs commentator and host of “True Perspective,” Zhen Fei, revealed on January 25th that the informant was formerly a cadre of the PLA’s 31st Group Army, the unit where Miao Hua and He Weidong served. The informant had frequent contact with Miao Hua and He Weidong before their transfer to Beijing, giving him insights into the internal situation within the military.
The officer revealed that following Zhang Youxia’s arrest, the Chinese Communist Party’s military had “fallen into disarray.” Officers at the regimental level and above were generally shocked – this highly experienced senior military official was taken down “easily and in minutes,” causing widespread panic. To avoid being “burned,” officers at the regimental level and above have been resigning or submitting reports to change careers, overwhelming the organizational departments, which could only pass the issues “up the chain.”
Furthermore, Xi Jinping demanded that the military leaders from various group armies express support, but the generals have largely remained silent. The informant explained that the military values seniority and camaraderie, and as Zhang Youxia held considerable prestige within the military, no one was willing to be the first to “defect” and support Xi Jinping. It is widely believed within the military that Xi Jinping is “despicable” and lacks credibility.
Regarding the two prevailing theories circulating, the informant explicitly expressed a preference for the theory that Xi Jinping had long been planning.
The first theory holds that Xi Jinping had long been feigning cooperation with Zhang Youxia and the senior officials, secretly plotting until the opportune moment to strike and capture Zhang Youxia through a decisive operation.
The second theory alleges that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were plotting a military coup, but two hours before the incident, they were betrayed, leading to Xi Jinping successfully counterattacking and arresting 17 military officers.
The informant supports the first theory, believing it was a meticulously planned “deadly blow” by Xi Jinping: secretly training Wang Xiaohong’s police force, which ultimately subdued Zhang Youxia’s Snow Leopard Commando during the arrest.
As for the specific process of Zhang Youxia’s arrest, the informant provided crucial analysis. He pointed out that as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia would have been accompanied by a company-level guard unit of elite troops, likely from the Special Operations Forces of the People’s Armed Police’s Second Mobile Division (82nd Unit). This elite unit, established in 2002, ranks among the top five in combat capability within the PLA system.
The informant surmised that there “definitely was a confrontation” at the scene. He analyzed two possibilities:
One, that there was a traitor in Zhang Youxia’s guard unit, but he considered this probability low, as these guards were Zhang Youxia’s most trusted confidants, willing to “live and die together.”
Two, the public security forces suppressed the Snow Leopard Commando during the clash.
He leaned towards the second possibility, suggesting that Xi Jinping deployed a police force led by Wang Xiaohong. These forces specialize in urban apprehensions, rapid response, anti-assassination, and counter-sniper training, belonging to the level of “military special operations.” However, this raises a new question: how did the public security forces remain undetected by Zhang Youxia after long-term clandestine training?
The informant stated that the top-tier combat-ready Snow Leopard Commando was “was put down by Wang Xiaohong’s public security forces,” making it difficult for the PLA system to accept. He predicted, “Sooner or later, these people will seek revenge and cleanse the public security force.”
The informant described the current chaotic state of the military: senior officers seeking career changes or resigning, with generals refusing to express support, leading to a state of “passive resistance” throughout the entire military. He projected that if this trend continues, the “entire military will slack off,” with everyone “slacking off and protesting with mud in the water.”
Xi Jinping’s directives are now “fundamentally unenforceable.” The informant claimed, “Instructions are passed down from the top, but the response from below is practically non-existent.” Most are merely “mm-hmming” as a form of casual compliance. He stated, “Right now, no one is reporting for duty.” The military is facing issues regarding “who calls the shots,” “what to do,” and whether or not tasks will be completed.
The informant predicted that Xi Jinping would promote a new batch of figures akin to “He Weidong and Miao Hua,” but whether “these individuals will follow his lead” or “dare to act” remains uncertain. He criticized Xi Jinping’s methods as “extremely despicable” – striking individuals like Wang Qishan only to remove them later, using Zhang Youxia against Zhou Yongkang and Xu Caihou before discarding Zhang Youxia, engaging in “wave after wave” of purges, leading to a situation where “no one can trust him.”
In terms of whether the military would mount a counterattack, the informant indicated that there was currently a lack of leadership, with no one to coordinate efforts. He mentioned Zhang Youming, a confidant of Zhang Youxia and the only senior official left, but doubted whether this individual, who he labeled as a “double-dealer” and a member of the disciplinary commission, would dare to resist.
He also referred to Liu Yuan, but believed he was “mostly likely under control” as well. He stated that if a respected figure within the military took the lead, “the entire PLA could very well engage in a major conflict with the Public Security Bureau.” He emphasized that individuals within the military “are quite spirited” and being “attacked by the public security forces” would not be taken lying down.
He forecasted that within the next 10 days to two weeks, “a major event will occur” because Xi Jinping “cannot exert absolute control over the military.” Ultimately, “the one likely to lose their mind is Xi Jinping,” with “the whole world waiting to see him become a joke.”