Beijing Airport canceled more than 6,000 domestic flights and international flights. Also, all tickets sold by the high-speed rail are suspended, and the rail is completely stopped until further notice by Ansh Pandey September 23, 2022 in China, Geopolitics, Global Issues, Indo-Pacific https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/09/23/is-xi-jinping-under-house-arrest/ For the last two years, there was no place like home for Chinese President Xi Jinping. He had not moved out of his home in Beijing and was not meeting any world leader, not even any prominent CCP leader. However, on September 14th, the tyrant leader finally moved out of his home for an SCO meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. After a hiatus of two years, Xi departed for Central Asia by a special flight and attended the 22nd Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). But, despite being the founding member of SCO, the Chinese leader did not actively participate in the summit. He didn’t give any memorable speech at the inauguration of the summit, nor did he meet Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, or any other major leader of the group on the sidelines of the summit. Furthermore, he didn’t have an informal dinner with his bonhomie Putin due to “COVID-19 concerns”. It was later discovered that Xi had troubledly left for Beijing before the official winding up of the SCO Summit. Maybe he was worried and afraid about something huge and sinister. Now, the reports coming out of Beijing could rock the world. Global media has no idea what is going on with Xi Jinping at his home. Honestly, at this point those who want the tyrant to remain in power should forget about his third term; it appears that CCP veterans have already crushed his lust for power. Power overturn in China Chinese netizens have stormed Social Media timelines with reports that Beijing is under military seizure. The world, though, has no idea of what’s happening because the city is eventually cut off from the world. According to News Highland Vision, former Chinese President, Hu Jintao and former Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao had persuaded Song Ping, the former member of the Standing Committee and retaken control of the Central Guard Bureau (CGB). For those who don’t know, the purpose of CGB is to provide close personnel protection to members of the Politburo Standing Committee and other CCP leaders. The committee is also responsible for the protection of Xi Jinping. As Hu and Wen retook control of CGB, information was conveyed to Jiang Zeng and the Central Committee members in Beijing via telephone. The original standing committee members abolished Xi’s military authority at that very moment. Xi returned to Beijing on the evening of 16th September after learning the truth. However, Xi Jinping was detained at the airport and most probably is currently being held under house arrest in Zhongnanhai’s house. A roadmap was already prepared The current situation is being controlled by Hu Jintao. If the reports are believed to be true, this is one of the biggest happenings in China after the Chinese Virus outbreak in 2019. For the last ten days, political meetings are taking place behind the closed doors and in utter secrecy. Here is the comprehensive information of those last ten days: On September 8th, the reform meeting of the finalizing committee was chaired by two vice-chairmen. The chairman of the operations, who is a loyalist to Xi, was removed from the meeting. Commander Li Qiaoming sat in the middle of the first row under the stage to participate in the meeting. Li Qiaoming, a General of PLA had already made his mind that he would no longer accept the diktats of the Chinese President. Now as Xi was out in Samarkand, Hu and Wen met Song Ping and persuaded him to turn rogue against Xi Jinping, who is about to go for his third term in power. Ping agreed to do so and then, Xi was detained by his own CGB guards. The former CCP leaders foresaw that Xi Jinping’s loyalists would undoubtedly use aggression to topple Xi Jinping house arrest. Here, Li Qiaoming entered the scene. Qiaoming now has turned Beijing into a military fort. A large 80km convoy entered Beijing and closed all possible exits of the city. According to the source, the PLA is blocking highways and is currently said to be detaining protesters. As the political unrest in Beijing was made known to Russian intelligence, Russian energy giant Gazprom momentarily halted gas flow through the Power of Siberia pipeline that sent Russian gas to China. Though Russia justified the cut as “scheduled maintenance work,” one can predict clearly that it was done to support Xi Jinping by making the protests uglier. Time to Open up says Rebel CCP! Moreover, the netizens on Social Media have reported that over the last two days, Beijing airport canceled more than 6,000 domestic flights and international flights. Also, all tickets sold by the high-speed rail are suspended, and the rail is completely put out of function until further notice. Hours later, Chinese Civil Aviation notified airlines with Boeing MAX aircraft to resume their service. Source: NPR Now, let’s look at what happened yesterday. National defense was discussed at a Military Commission meeting yesterday. What remarkable here is the presence of Shenyang Kang in that meeting, who was fired by Xi Jinping. Li Qiaoming was again seated in the middle of the front row. The current first elder of the CCP, Song Ping, who is 105 years old, made a prominent appearance at another meeting at Xiaoping Memory Hall and voiced his anti-Xi attitude. Ping demanded that the country undergo changes and opens up. According to him, the CCP should give this the highest priority for the sake of the nation. Almost every known CCP leader was present at the memory hall except for two, Xi Jinping himself and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang Yi rushes to Kissinger The most suspicious event recently is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s sudden visit to New York. He met with Henry Kissinger. On September 21, when Song Ping was irking against Xi Jinping, Wang Yi met with the former US secretary of state. Source: UPI.com Here, Mr. Wang planned a surprise visit and congratulated Dr. Kissinger on his upcoming 100th birthday, calling him an old and good friend of the Chinese people. Kissinger is close to veteran CCP members and he made historic contributions to the establishment and development of China-United States relations. Doesn’t this sudden meeting raise questions about the real purpose behind it? Though, nothing is coming out in open, and no such discussions are available on Weibo. However, based on Xi’s behavior over the past two years, it appears likely that Xi has always had an idea that CCP veterans are against him. The veterans had been urging Xi to modify his strict demeanor. But, Xi’s hunger for power was unquestionably standing in the way. If these reports are accurate we can say that Xi’s tenure has come to a dead end. When this happens, Hu Jintao deserves all the credit for making this possible.
A man looks out at a plane through a window at Beijing international airport. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images) Mass Cancellation of Flights Across China; Reasons Unclear By Sophia Lam September 23 https://www.theepochtimes.com/mass-cancellation-of-flights-across-china-reasons-unclear_4749582.html Nearly 60 percent of flights across China were canceled Wednesday, according to state media. Flight Master said 9,583 flights had been canceled nationwide as of 22.35 p.m. on Sept. 21, accounting for 59.66 percent of those total scheduled journeys of the day, reported China.com. Based in Shenzhen, Flight Master provides information on flights and ticketing and travel services. Some busy air transport hubs in China recorded over 50 percent cancelation rates, according to Flight Master: Beijing Capital International Airport canceled 622 flights, with a cancellation rate of 60 percent Shanghai Pudong International Airport had 652 cancelations of flights, with a cancellation rate of 54 percent Shenzhen Baoan Airport’s 542 flights were canceled, accounting for 51 percent of its total flights Airports with high cancellation rates include three airports in China’s western provinces: Guiyang Longdongbao Airport (Guizhou Province): 539 flights canceled, with a cancellation rate of 99 percent Lhasa Gongga Airport (Tibet): 157 flights canceled, with a cancellation rate of 98 percent Chengdu Tianfu Airport (Sichuan Province): 752 flights canceled, with a cancellation rate of 87 percent Other Chinese airports also saw various cancellations of flights on the same day. Some of the airports’ cancellations and cancellation rates are listed below: Urumqi Diwobao Airport (Xinjiang): 476 flights; cancellation rate being 79 percent Tianjin Binhai International Airport (about 84 miles east of Beijing): 353 flights; cancellation rate being 74 percent Harbin Taiping Airport (Heilongjiang Province): 275 flights canceled; cancellation rate being 56 percent Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (Shaanxi Province): 555 flights canceled; cancellation rate being 56 percent Nanjing Lukou International Airport (Jiangsu Province): 378 flights canceled; cancellation rate being 54 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Guangdong Province): 560 flights canceled, cancellation rate being 40% The logo of China Eastern Airlines is pictured at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on March 21, 2022. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) No Official Explanation There is no official explanation on China’s top aviation body’s website. But Netease, a major news portal in China, wrote yesterday that the cancellations were mainly due to recent COVID-19 flare-ups in multiple provinces in China. Former Chinese investigative reporter Zhao Lanjian tweeted yesterday that he’d contacted an aviation professional in China. He wrote in his tweet that “the reason [for the mass cancellations] is unclear, but [the mass cancellations] are true,” and that such a nationwide mass cancellation was “very rare.” According to Zhao’s tweet: “This mass cancellation of flights must be a military directive. Air traffic control authority is decided by the Chinese military, which in turn gives instructions to civil aviation management. The airspace is set aside so that military aircraft can fly at will. This is military planning, or at least with military prep.” Zhao is the reporter who investigated the chained woman, a victim of child trafficking and sexual persecution in Xuzhou, China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. Zhao was targeted by local police and national security agents after posting his investigation online. He fled China via Malaysia and arrived in the United States in July.
Chinese massive domestic flight cancellation, large military movement, and senior Chinese CCP member meeting Kissinger is the sending of a strong message. Kissinger is Jewish German and a former top US diplomat. This message by the Chinese is likely related to the Russia-Ukrainian war. The question is, who is the intended recipient? Putin or NATO? Or both? Either way, the calculus of the war might need to adjusted a smidge. What sort of Russian-Ukraine war adjustment by Putin and NATO can we expect? Personally, I see recent Chinese actions as an attempt to encourage all interests to come to the negotiating table to reduce the rapid escalation of geopolitical risks. Geopolitical risks that China may fear can lead to their interests being harmed. I see this Chinese maneuver as a positive development that should put plenty of pressure in the right places to help resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war peacefully. At this juncture, what would a reasonable peace agreement look like? Russian withdrawal from recently occupied Ukrainian territories with long term UN enforceable terms? Would Zelensky agree to a deal that did not include Crimea? How about reparations and a path forward for Russia in regards to sanctions? Is discussion of Putin’s future status appropriate here? There is a lot to talk about. If the end result is a peaceful settlement, a hat tip to the Chinese may be in order.
Yeah.... I'll believe that Xi has been removed from power when I see this news on respectable mainstream media outlets instead on a bunch of fringe blogs and in social media posts from individuals who post all sorts of other false shiat and speculations. Time will tell.
Yup, news is still sparse but..... just wondering out loud.... https://www.businesstoday.in/latest...e-arrest-military-in-charge-348112-2022-09-24
Chinese leader Xi Jinping begins a review of the troops from a car during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Skips Military Seminar, Triggering Outside Speculation By Sophia Lam September 24, 2022 Epoch Times China’s top leader Xi Jinping did not attend the National Defense and Military Reform Seminar held in Beijing on Wednesday. Though absent, Xi, who is General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman of China, and Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), gave his instructions to the attendees and demanded that the Chinese army “focus on combat readiness,” according to China’s major propaganda mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency. (Report) Also absent from the seminar was Wei Fenghe, the minister of National Defense. Li Qiaoming, former commander of China’s Northern Theater Command, was at the seminar. Li was replaced by Wang Qiang from the Air Force who Xi promoted to general on Sept. 8. (Report) Li was seen on China’s Central TV sitting in the first row under the stage, next to Liu Zhenli, commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Force. On Sept. 21, the Chinese Communist Party held a seminar on National Defense and Military Reform in Beijing. Sitting on the left in the front row is Liu Zhenli, commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Force. To his left is Li Qiaoming, former commander of China’s Northern Theater Command. (Screenshot via The Epoch Times) Li disappeared from public attention after Wang Qiang replaced him as commander and was once included in rumors of a “military coup.” There has been much outside speculation about military reshuffling before the CCP’s 20th national congress at which Xi seeks a third consecutive term in office. China current affairs commentator Yang Wei wrote on Sept. 9 for the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times that Li would likely be promoted to the CMC at the 20th party congress by Xi. Yang noted in his article that Li was promoted to commander of Northern Theatre Command in 2017 by Xi and that Li led the formation of flags during the military parade on the anniversary marking the CCP’s takeover of China, which shows that Xi values him. Nikkei Asia also believes that Li would likely get promoted to the CMC, as Li “caught Xi’s eye” when he wrote an article that struck a chord with Xi. Li wrote: “The Soviet Union collapsed because the party didn’t have its own army,” according to Nikkei Asia. RFI (Radio France Internationale) noticed that Li was wearing an emblem of the PLA ground force in the Chinese TV report, which it believes to “confirm” that Li would replace Liu Zhenli as PLA’s ground force commander at the 20th CCP national congress, as itreportedon Sept. 23. China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (L) attends the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 12, 2022. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images) Defense minister Wei Fenghe’s absence, according to China current affairs commentator Wang He, very likely had to do with “physical reasons.” “Wei is regarded as Xi’s loyalist and his absence is not because of political reasons,” Wang said in an interview with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times on Sept. 22, “It is more likely that he’s infected by the pandemic or [has] some other health issues.” Wei last appeared in China’s northwestern Xi’an city (home to the Qin Dynasty terra cotta figures) when he met with General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, according to China Military News. (Report) Former Chinese navy lieutenant colonel Yao Cheng, now living in the United States, tweeted that Xi’s absence signals that he’s unlikely to secure his third term as China’s state leader, party leader, and army leader. “Xi, as Chairman of the CMC, didn’t attend the National Defense and Military Reform Seminar held by the CMC, while the former Northern Theater Commander Li Qiaoming, who was removed from his post by Xi, actually sat in the front row,” Yaotweetedon Sept. 22, “this indicates that the army is going to set things right regarding Xi’s big failure in military reform. So it seems that not only is it unlikely that Xi will serve consecutively as head of the party, government, and military, but even his succession as chairman of the CMC is hanging by a thread.” Yao once procured high-tech military technology for the Chinese regime, only to be punished for doing so. He, unfortunately, became the victim of the CCP’s political infighting and was sentenced to seven years in prison in 1998. Ning Haizhong contributed to the article.