Xi's Loyalists, 4 PLA Top Brass Ousted - Is Xi's Daughter his Successor | Daily Livestream Highlights

The second piece of under-the-radar news also comes from ophthalmology. It states that the political commissars of the Northern Western, and Central Theater Commands—Zheng Quan, Li Fengbiao, and Xu Deqing—along with Li Wei, political commissar of the Information Support Force, were all simultaneously dismissed. Wow, these are top military leaders, all at the major theater command level. They're all generals. Now, if you look at previous leaks from various sources have you noticed? No matter where they come from—whether it's from Zao Lan Jian Lan, or Cai Shengkui, or even from the so-called'Yin Ke' leaks—when it comes to reports about the military's major personnel purges and reshuffling , the accuracy of these military leaks is clearly much higher than other types of leaks. Why is that? The reason is that the scale of the military purge is just too massive, and it involves way too many people, so there are also many channels through which information can leak out. In other fields, right? For example, if someone gets arrested or removed from their position, maybe only one or two people know about it—the circle is very small. But when it comes to the military, any movement involves at least three digits, if not more—it's just too many people. So, there are already plenty of channels for leaks, which is why you see this very striking characteristic. News about the military personnel purge is being heard overseas. And it's the most accurate. So, if we look into it, what stands out among these cases? The Political Commissar of the Northern Theater Command for example—he was only promoted to general by Xi Jinping in June 2023. He's a trusted confidant, a representative of the younger generation of Xi's loyalists who rose to power after the 20th Party Congress. As for the Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, Li Fengbiao, and the Political Commissar of the Strategic Support Force, Li Wei—both of them actually come from the same background. They both hail from the Strategic Support Force, a loyal unit personally established by Xi Jinping after his military reforms. Li Fengbiao, for instance, was promoted to general in 2019 after Xi consolidated his power, and he served as the commander of the Strategic Support Force. And as for Li Wei, he was the Political Commissar of the Strategic Support Force. See? This is another case of a complete sweep. Both the commander and political commissar were removed . After the Strategic Support Force split, Li Wei continued as Political Commissar of the Information Volunteer Force. The last one left is Xu Deqing, Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command. He's quite interesting. If you look it up, you'll find that on January 21, 2022, he was personally promoted to General by Xi Jinping On that same day, Xi Jinping promoted seven people to the rank of General. Who were the other six? Please bear with me—I'll read out the list, and you might understand. One was Liu Qingsong, Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command. Another Liu Wuyan, Commander Southern Theater Command. Qin Shutong, Political Commissar Army; Yuan Huazhi, Political Commissar Navy; Li Yuchao, Commander Rocket Force; Zhang Hongbin, Political Commissar Armed Police . These six people—so, as I read out this list, those who are familiar with the situation will immediately see what's fishy here. All six of them are hardcore loyalists of Xi ’ s faction, and without exception, every single one of them had already gotten into trouble and been arrested before this. Xu Deqing was the last of this group of seven to get into trouble. He hasn ’ t been arrested yet; it ’ s just that he ’ s been dismissed from his post. So, if we say this is just a rumor circulating among the public, right? Something beneath the surface. Many people might feel that this kind of information isn ’ t all that credible, not very reliable. In that case, let ’ s share with everyone a rather obscure piece of old news. It comes from the South China Morning Post. A few days ago, on July 6th, the South China Morning Post published a report. It analyzed how, on June 30th, the Politburo passed the Working Regulations for the Party Central Committee ’ s Decision-Making and Deliberation Coordination Bodies . The article specifically reported on and discussed this news and its analysis, and then ... It said that this regulation seems to hint that Xi Jinping might be preparing to relinquish more power, or is making preparations for his eventual retirement—in any case, at the very least, it suggests a phased transfer of power. This is the information mentioned in that report. Think about the South China Morning Post—we've talked about this with everyone many times before, right? Officially, it was acquired by Jack Ma, but in reality it has always been a very important part of the CCP's external propaganda apparatus. Moreover, it has always had very deep ties to the Jiang faction. Why is that? This media outlet has previously publicly exposed, for example, that Li Zhanshu's family was involved in corruption, right? Exposing dirt on Li Zhanshu actually targets Xi Jinping does n't it? Because it's connected to the Jiang faction. So this time, they dared to cite such an analysis in their own report, directly saying that Xi Jinping is about to relinquish power, and might even be considering retirement, right? Just think about what that means. You'll notice that this is connected to the wife of Singapore's former Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. Uh, Ho Ching, right? She was the one who dared to share and harshly criticize Xi Jinping as a mafia boss on Facebook. These two actions follow a very similar pattern. So, what kind of message are they really sending? All I can say is, everyone can take their time to reflect on this themselves. Of course, speaking of this decision-making and consciousness-coordination body, right? Then let's talk about a very shocking recent revelation related to this. This scoop comes from Mr. Cai Shengkui, a former Chinese journalist now living in the United States. Recently, on his own social media, he revealed that a source from Zhongnanhai gave him explosive information saying that, indeed, such a central decision-making and consciousness-coordination body has been established And what's more, this organization bypassed the Party Constitution and was set up as a completely new power restructuring. The office building for this decision-making and consciousness-coordination body is reportedly already up and running. However, the source also told him that not a single retired member of the Politburo Standing Committee is involved in this organization. On the contrary, the leak also claims that Xi Jinping 's daughter, Xi Mingze, will officially step into the political arena and will play an important role within this organization. This sounds pretty shocking, does n't it? Xi Jinping—uh, Xi Mingze, suddenly stepping right into this top-level so-called decision-making and consciousness-coordination body, right? That's quite something. Just think about it—Xi Mingze is only 33 years old this year. Although she is already a mother—reportedly she has a child—and it's said that in the past, she has done a lot of political work behind the scenes, since she follows her father, right? But this time, according to the leak, even though she has stayed deeply behind the scenes before, this time, because of the establishment of this coordination body ... So, Xi Mingze decided to join in and play an even more important role, and so on. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that if this is true—and let me stress again, if it is true—does n't that mean they're trying to have Xi Mingze succeed as the next leader? Right? There's no doubt about it. Of course, I have to say, this report is quite shocking but in my view, it's also very fake. Because I really think this is just too unlikely—it goes against the most basic political logic and common sense. Especially after Xi Jinping came to power, we all know that Xi Mingze has always stayed behind the scenes, right? She never appears in public. So up until now, there are many different versions of what she actually looks like. Back when Xi Jinping had just taken office, what was Xi Mingze actually doing? For example, she was running some fan groups for Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan online, helping her parents with publicity and doing these kinds of things. Do you all remember until just recently? Xi Mingze was even exposed for running her own account on the X platform, as well as another fan account that strongly supports Xi Jinping, right? This shows the kind of work she does behind the scenes . Mainly, it's about doing this kind of family-oriented publicity. From her unique perspective, she helps her dad and mom look good, right? She speaks up for them. That's all there is to it. So think about it—she's just a woman in her early thirties, and she's never had any public experience in politics. She has never served as a regional official in charge of a province, nor has she ever managed even a single ministry in the State Council, right? She also has absolutely no military experience. So how could someone like that possibly enter the Party 's highest decision-making body and take control of the country's military and political power? How could that be possible? Even if we take a huge step back and say that Xi Jinping, who is still the undisputed leader with all the power in his hands, really does have the intention to turn the succession of power into a hereditary system—passing it on to his only daughter, Xi Mingze—even if he truly wanted to do that, at the very least, starting from now, he would have to let Xi Mingze publicly enter the power structure and make appearances. And, she would need to have at least a ten-year transitional period of grooming and preparation. There are a lot of things she would need to learn gradually. You can see, for example, Kim Jong-un—everyone has seen it—Kim Jong-un clearly intends to pass his position on to his daughter, Kim Ju-ae. Kim Ju-ae made her first public appearance, signaling that she was being positioned to inherit power, in November 2022. How old was she at that time? She was only about nine or ten years old. Up to now, Kim Ju-ae is just a middle school student, around thirteen years old. Such a young girl, and they're already starting to groom her now. Just think about it: given Kim Jong-un's current age and health, if he rules for another ten or twenty years by then his daughter will be an adult. Only then can she gradually learn how to take over and how to run the country. This is a highly centralized, authoritarian system—very typical—where succession starts from childhood. It's a very unique characteristic. Ah, in a democratic system, this does n't exist, right ? No matter how old you are, democracy values maturity—once you come to power, you can immediately take charge and manage the country. But that's not the case in an authoritarian system. In an authoritarian system, the successor must go through a very long learning process. Because the successor is chosen, if you do n't let them learn, in the future, even if you give them power, they wo n't be able to handle it. Think about it: given Xi Jinping's current age and health, even if Xi Mingze were to suddenly make a public appearance right now and become, say, a certain minister or some kind of official, right? He needs to go through this transitional and training period, and I ’ d say this period should be at least ten years, which is already seriously insufficient for Xi Jinping. Ten years from now, whether Xi Jinping will even still be alive is a big question mark. So even if you were to hastily put Xi Mingze in power now, say, five years from now, Xi Jinping steps down and lets Xi Mingze take over. Just think about it—a so-called dictator that inexperienced, she ’ d probably be taken down in less than a year by a group of shrewd old elders and powerful officials. Just think about how brutal the power struggles within the CCP are. Back in the day, Jiang Qing, even as Mao Zedong ’ s wife, was on the political stage for decades. And even during the Cultural Revolution, she was only in charge of a small Cultural Revolution group, and she still couldn ’ t hold onto power—she couldn ’ t keep her seat steady. As soon as Mao Zedong gave the signal, she was taken down. Let alone someone like Xi Mingze, just a young girl, right? And by the same logic, even with Mao Zedong ’ s immense prestige and power at the time, he didn ’ t dare to openly pass his position and authority to Jiang Qing. He didn ’ t dare to do that, did he? Officially, he handed it over to Hua Guofeng, and said 'If anything comes up, I trust you to handle it. If you have any questions, just go to Jiang Qing,' right? Isn ’ t there a saying like that? So even he only did that much. He didn ’ t even dare to say outright that Jiang Qing should hold real power behind the scenes, let alone directly pass the leadership to her, because the CCP has this kind of— It ’ s not even an unspoken rule, it ’ s an explicit rule: it ’ s impossible for a woman to be in charge. So now, no matter what Xi Jinping ’ s status and power are, right? Think about it, can he really compare to Mao Zedong back in the day? He ’ s definitely far behind, right? And as for Xi Mingze now, no matter her abilities or qualifications, can she compare to Jiang Qing back then There ’ s no doubt she ’ s also far behind. So, do you think this kind of rumor is credible or not ? What I ’ m saying is, this so-called revelation—why do I say it goes against some of the most basic political common sense and logic? That ’ s exactly what I mean, and that ’ s the reason right here. So in my view, this kind of revelation is actually the Xi faction ’ s people, who are proactively feeding information in order to wage an information war overseas. Because we know that the CCP ’ s external propaganda system actually all shares the same way of thinking: the more they lack something, the more they emphasize and hype it up. Now, they ’ re actually reporting that Xi Mingze is about to take a central post and seize control of military and state affairs, right? Such a bizarre story actually, in reverse, just shows that Xi Jinping has already lost power. Xi Jinping ’ s authority may have eroded to the point where even Xi Mingze might not be able to protect herself anymore, which is why such a contradictory rumor would come out. Such an extremely shocking and sensational revelation and rumor. Alright, finally, since we still have a bit of time, we have to talk to everyone about Trump and the Ukraine issue, because today, in fact, Trump has played a major card. Up until today, all the signs that have come out on the surface suggest that the balance is starting to truly tip toward Ukraine for Trump. It's tilting. First of all, today Trump came out to answer reporters questions. He said that yesterday Russia once again launched a large-scale airstrike on Ukraine, and then, quite unusually, Trump did n't give a long speech—he just responded briefly with one sentence. He said,'You will see something big is about to happen . And then today, Reuters released an exclusive report. It says that after President Trump takes office, he will, for the first time, use a power that his predecessor Biden often exercised, called the Presidential Drawdown Authority. This authority allows the president, in emergency situations, to directly pull weapons from the arsenal to aid allies, specifically approving the delivery of weapons to Ukraine. And this first batch of weapons is worth about 300 million dollars. This is the first time in history that Trump has exercised this power. Everyone says, at least, that 300 million dollars, right? For Ukraine, that's actually not a lot, but that's not the point. The key is that this is the first time Trump has used this special authority to send weapons to Ukraine, setting a precedent. What does this represent? It means that Trump has had a major shift in his attitude toward military aid to Ukraine. We can say , it's like the moment when the scales tip. Secondly, Trump also confirmed to NBC News that next Monday he will make an important statement regarding Russia. So when everyone heard this, they were like, wow, what 's he going to say? But Trump did n't mention the specific content of this statement, he just gave an early teaser—next Monday, I 'm coming, right? I'm going to say some strong words to Putin. At the same time, Trump also confirmed to the media that the US, NATO, and Ukraine have reached a new agreement regarding the transportation of American weapons. The core of this new agreement can actually be summed up in one sentence: the United States will sell more weapons to NATO, and then NATO will transfer all of these weapons to Ukraine, with NATO bearing 100 % of the responsibility. To put it plainly, it's just NATO buying weapons from the US and giving them to Ukraine. That's what this agreement is about. So, do you see? This model is actually the ideal scenario we analyzed before. Remember what we said? The US provides the weapons, NATO pays the money, and Ukraine provides the manpower—this is the three-in-one approach. All together, they ’ re ganging up on Russia. And what about the US? The biggest benefit, especially from Trump ’ s perspective, is that America is no longer the sucker giving things away for free. All these weapons are being sold, right? There ’ s no way we ’ re losing money on this, right? That ’ s what Trump cares about. As for NATO, they have to put up real money to pay for these purchases, so it ’ s no longer just talk. Previously, a lot of people criticized NATO, saying all they did was offer verbal support, right? But now, that won ’ t cut it. The US is willing to sell weapons, and if you don ’ t buy, then you really have no excuse. And for Ukraine, of course, it can now get the crucial supply of weapons it needs—it won ’ t be lacking anymore, right? So, after going around in circles, Trump has finally come back to the starting point of our analysis. If you think about it, ever since Trump came to power and got involved in mediating between Russia and Ukraine—if he had started from here, by supporting Ukraine first ... First, he could have curbed Putin ’ s momentum. I think after these past few months, Putin has probably been pushed into stage two or even stage three hypertension, don ’ t you think? Putin would have been under immense pressure long ago, and he might have actually come to the negotiating table and started serious talks. Of course, I ’ m just joking with everyone, right? Trump should have subscribed to our channel earlier—maybe then he wouldn ’ t have taken such a long detour. Heh, just kidding, right? Okay, next, let ’ s respond to a question from our friends. Alright, next, a friend made a joke—one of our friends here at the scene. He said Hu Haifeng would take over, and then pass the position on to Xi Mingze. But honestly, that ’ s just a joke, right? It ’ s pretty much impossible. For Hu Haifeng, it ’ s unlikely either of them will take over, as his career advancement has been very slow. He ’ s only at the vice-ministerial level. And everyone knows that Hu Haifeng, just by looking at him, you can tell he ’ s the type who ’ s very obedient and cautious, basically just someone who quietly gets things done, right? He completely lacks the presence or charisma you ’ d expect from the leader of a major country, doesn ’ t he He probably doesn ’ t have that ability. He completely lacks the presence or charisma you ’ d expect from the leader of a major country, doesn ’ t he He probably doesn ’ t have that ability. Alright. Next, a friend at the event has a question. He asks,'Why haven ’ t we heard about the US-Ukraine mineral agreement? Actually, there has been movement. Uh, at least from what I know, the US-Ukraine mineral agreement is mainly about setting up a fund, right? After establishing this fund, it ’ s supposed to start investing and operating. So, the main reason why everyone feels like there hasn ’ t been any news about it is because— This fund is supposed to cover the development of many of Ukraine ’ s mineral resources, including a lot of Ukraine ’ s resources—not just rare earth minerals. It also includes a lot of Ukraine ’ s oil, natural gas and so on—all of that is part of it. Actually, the next round of negotiations requires a lot of detailed discussions. Because the US-Ukraine mineral agreement is only a framework that ’ s been reached—it basically just sets out some principles. For example, we set up this fund, everyone puts in a certain amount, and so on, right? That ’ s just a framework. But once it comes down to specific projects, like how much rare earth we want to mine, or which area ’ s rare earth we ’ re going to extract , For example, which region of Ukraine ’ s oil? How will American capital get involved, how will it connect with local operations? And then, how will American technology, funding, and equipment actually enter and be integrated? It involves these kinds of specific issues, and this is something that requires a very, or even you could say a rather lengthy process to negotiate step by step. So, this mineral resources agreement, you could actually call it a long-term plan—using a concept that Chinese people are familiar with, it ’ s basically a plan for the next hundred years. It's a plan that spans decades, a long-term project like this, so it's not like what we might imagine—just a few months, okay, sign a contract and immediately start working, right? It's not necessarily that kind of concept. Alright, there's another question below—let me respond to it. Some friends have raised a doubt about me, because yesterday ... In this ... I saw that more than one friend left me a message saying,'Over two hundred kids got sick, and you actually found it hilarious? They were pretty skeptical, even a bit angry. Uh, let me respond to that—I really have to. Why? Because I think maybe this friend did n't watch my show carefully enough? In yesterday's show, I made it very clear—when I said I found it hilarious, I was talking about the authorities, right? It was about how, after more than two hundred kids showed signs of lead poisoning, the authorities released an official statement. The official statement actually claimed that the cause of the lead poisoning was that the kindergarten chef mixed paint into the dough used for making pastries—so that's how the kids got poisoned. What I meant was, the official statement—the news, right? —calling it'paint lead poisoning' is just laughable. Because as everyone can see now, the official explanation has been completely torn apart from all sides. It's been picked apart until there's nothing left—just hearing it, you know it's a joke. It really is a joke. There's no way it's possible, it just does n't make any sense at all. They do n't even care about the most basic common sense . I'm just saying, these people who are faking things—the officials making up this story—saying they bought this paint to save money, right? But immediately people pointed out that this paint is actually more expensive than the qualified, legal food coloring. The price is higher. And that paint, right? It actually has a strange smell. Everyone knows that paint is a chemical product, and it has all sorts of weird, odd odors. If you mix that into pastries, would kids even eat it? And it's not just the kids—even the teachers eat it too. The teachers themselves said that they eat and live together with the kids. Would they eat it? As soon as they taste it, they'd know something's wrong. How could there be such a smell, right? That's just completely impossible. And what's even more ridiculous is the so-called content. The most absurd part is, they claim that the amount detected in the pastries was actually over a thousand micrograms. Do you know what it means for there to be over a thousand micrograms? According to official regulations, even for food coloring standards, one kilogram—which is a thousand grams—is only allowed to have no more than a hundred micrograms. But now, in just one piece of pastry, they claim there are over a thousand micrograms. That would be like adding more than ten kilograms of the stuff in! That's the only way you could reach such a high concentration, right? So yesterday, I was saying, you know that movie by Stephen Chow, right? That movie was supposed to be extremely exaggerated, but it actually happened in real life. It's just that ridiculous. So when I say it's laughable, I'm referring to the official conclusion. As for the official report, I think I made it very clear in my program—maybe some friends who are questioning me did n't watch carefully, right? They did n't pay close attention, and just took things out of context. I heard someone say there was a smiley face, and an old man thought he should come and question it. So, as I always say, I really welcome everyone to follow our program, and I also encourage you to subscribe to our channel. If you keep watching, you'll see that a lot of things have their causes and consequences. If you only catch a snippet or just listen to a sentence or two in the middle, you wo n't get the full picture. You might end up with some misunderstandings or misinterpretations. Anyway, thank you so much—no matter what, I really appreciate the support from all of you. Feedback, right? Whether it's correct or not, we'll pay more attention to it in the future. So, that's the end of today's livestream. See you next time.