There is no "Xi Thought" in the Chinese Communist military newspaper news

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Zhou Xiaohui: Military newspaper news is abnormal again, and there is no "Xi Thought"

Commentary : Zhou Xiaohui / Editor: Li Anda / Source: Epoch Times / https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/1101/2123614.html / Image : The Politburo meeting of the CPC Central Committee held on 28 October 2024 was unusual. After the words "Xi Thought" disappeared, the reports of the CPC military newspaper and military website also showed unusual signs again. (Photo by New Tang Dynasty)

After the Xinhua News Agency of the Communist Party of China reported the Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of China on 28 October 2024, and the words "Xi Jinping Thought" disappeared, the reports of the Communist Party of China's military newspaper and military network also showed abnormalities again.

On 30 October 2024, the news of the Communist Party of China's military newspaper and military network stated that with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the General Office of the Central Military Commission recently issued the "Implementation Outline for the Prosperity and Development of a Strong Military Culture" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Outline"). On October 31, the news stated that Xi Jinping recently signed an order to issue the "Interim Regulations on the Management of Reserve Personnel". Comparing these two news reports, we will find that the biggest difference is the presence or absence of "Xi Jinping Thought".

"Building a strong military culture" was proposed by the leader of the Communist Party of China. In the report of the 20th National Congress, the leader stated that it is necessary to "prosper and develop a strong military culture and strengthen the fighting spirit". According to the previous articles praising the military culture in military newspapers and military websites, when talking about strengthening military culture, the party leader must be mentioned. Moreover, when explaining the direction of strengthening military culture, Marxism and Xi Jinping Thought must be used as guidance. The guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Military must be established. The core must be maintained, and the system of responsibility of the Chairman of the Military Commission must be maintained and implemented, etc. Therefore, when reporting on the documents issued by the General Office of the Central Military Commission and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, as well as the regulations issued by Xi Jinping’s signing of orders, it is common practice for military newspapers and military websites to mention Xi Jinping Thought in the first paragraph. The news on the 31st about Xi Jinping signing an order to issue the "Interim Regulations on the Management of Reserve Personnel" followed this practice, and the first paragraph mentioned that "the "Regulations" adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military". However, what is strange is that in the news released on the 30th about the issuance of the "Implementation Outline" by the General Office of the Central Military Commission, not only was Xi Jinping Thought not mentioned, but even Xi Jinping's name disappeared from beginning to end. The report mentioned that strengthening the military culture requires adhering to the essence of Marxist military theory and thought, and it seems to be deliberately ignoring Xi and his previously highly praised military strengthening thought. Such a reporting method should not be decided by ordinary editors.

So, is this the case with all the news about the General Office of the Central Military Commission issuing documents to the entire army? Obviously not. Take the relevant news from January this year to date as an example.

In the news reported on 10 July 2024 that the General Office of the Central Military Commission issued the "Decision on Comprehensively Implementing the Strategy of Political Military Construction in the New Era and Deepening the Political Training of the Army", it not only mentioned the "Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core", but also mentioned that the military political training "must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and deeply implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Army", as well as "two establishments", "four consciousnesses", "two maintenances" and the implementation of the Chairman of the Military Commission's responsibility system.

In the news reported on 20 June 2024 that the General Office of the Central Military Commission issued the "Measures on Adhering to Hard Work and Frugal Military Construction to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Military Construction", "Xi Thought" and "Xi Thought on Strengthening the Army" were also mentioned.

In the news report on 17 January 2024 about the "Work Methods for Recruiting Soldiers in Military Schools" issued by the General Office of the Central Military Commission, there is also the cliché of "adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and thoroughly implementing Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military".

It can be inferred from this that it is customary to mention "Xi Jinping Thought" and "Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military", and it is indeed abnormal not to mention it, especially in the news about Xi's "Strong Military Culture". Is this another sign that Xi's military power has fallen into the hands of others? It is possible that the General Office of the Central Military Commission obeyed Zhang Youxia's orders, and Zhang Youxia replaced Xi's position in the military as the first vice chairman. Another sign before this was that Zhang Youxia visited Vietnam not long ago, and not only was he treated with courtesy by the Vietnamese party, government and military leaders, but he also spoke in a different tone than before. In addition, there was no detail about Xi Jinping in the Vietnamese report.

It is not surprising that the report on the order signed by Xi is still in accordance with the past practice. Before the CCP is ready to announce what happened, it has to maintain the face of its Chairman of the Military Commission on the surface.

However, there is no sign that Zhang Youxia has won the full support of other members of the Military Commission in the military. For example, Miao Hua, director of the Political Department of the Military Commission, was born in Fuzhou and is a naval admiral. He has a close relationship with Xi Jinping, who once served in Fujian. During the two sessions, he praised Xi with all his words, such as "I feel that the whole party, the whole country and the whole army have an extremely firm belief in supporting the 'two establishments'", "The core is at the helm, the ideological guidance and the desire of the top and bottom are our winning codes for seeking success in difficulties and turning crises into opportunities", etc. It is reported that the political work system of the Chinese Communist Party's military, which Miao Hua has been in charge of for more than six years, has been a corruption-stricken area in history, and Miao Hua may be the "most corrupt in the military".

In the relevant reports on the military documents issued by the Political Department of the Military Commission under Miao Hua from January to October this year, all mentioned "Xi Thought", and some also mentioned "Xi Thought on Strengthening the Military" and "establishment and maintenance". Like Xi's staunch supporters Cai Qi and Li Xi, he is still defending his position as the "one man".

The abnormality of the reports of official media and military newspapers, as well as the fact that the just-concluded meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China did not confirm the time for the Fourth Plenary Session, seem to indicate that there is still a struggle within the top leadership. For the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party who have broken the status of "one person", it is obvious that there is no way out, and whether they can follow the will of heaven, follow the trend of history, and give an account of history will also determine their future.