Shocking revelations about Xi Jinping’s current situation

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The inner workings of Zhongnanhai? Shocking revelations about Xi Jinping’s current situation

Reporter : Wang Duruo / Editor : Zhongkang / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/0807/2259016.html / Image : Web Screenshot

Rumors are rife that Xi Jinping may relinquish some power at the Fourth Plenum. However, independent commentator Cai Shenkun recently quoted a source familiar with the high-level workings of Zhongnanhai as saying in his own media outlet that such a claim is "impossible," calling Xi Jinping's position "impregnable."

The report claims that power within the Central Security Bureau is firmly in Xi Jinping's hands, while the Ministry of Public Security's Special Service Bureau has been marginalized, with the power to monitor leaders fully reverting to the Security Bureau. Furthermore, control over senior political figures has become even stricter: they are prohibited from gathering, moving around, or discussing the central government. Any unsettling moves will be immediately seized by Xi Jinping. The source also stated that Xi Jinping holds numerous leverage over senior political figures, making a coup highly unlikely.

Regarding the personnel shakeup within the military, the source believes that Xi Jinping cannot tolerate the rise of factions. Miao Hua's clique-building, a major taboo within the military, sparked outrage and led to his purge. The arrest of Miao Hua and his followers was ordered personally by Xi Jinping, and Zhang Youxia lacked such authority. Currently, all arrests of Party officials above the vice-ministerial level require Xi Jinping's personal approval.

The source also claimed that He Weidong had indeed committed suicide, and that the official delay in announcing the death was intended to control internal party unrest and wait until the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee to release the news.

Aboluowang commentator Wang Duran analyzed that the source of the information was an anonymous secondhand source and lacked directly verifiable evidence. However, the content disclosed was logically coherent and generally consistent with the CCP's established stability maintenance mechanisms and "leadership core" centralized power structure.

For example, the institutional depictions of "the Central Security Bureau regaining control of senior-level surveillance," "the Ministry of Public Security's Special Service Bureau losing power," "veteran cadres being suppressed," and "officials at the vice-ministerial level and above must be personally approved by Xi Jinping" are consistent with the CCP's recent efforts to strengthen internal control, reduce the influence of veteran leaders, and strengthen political loyalty.

However, some of the content also presents obvious risks that are difficult to verify. For example, the claim that "Zhang Youxia has no authority to arrest any generals," while plausible within Xi Jinping's military system, lacks concrete evidence and likely constitutes speculative speculation, thus lacking credibility. The claim that "Xi's position is impregnable" contradicts the current political climate of a series of high-level incidents and frequent military purges, and appears more like propaganda to reassure the military, thus also lacking credibility.

Furthermore, the revelation that "He Weidong has committed suicide" is Cai Shenkun's third statement. He was the first to reveal the claim, then recently relayed another source's denial, and now claims it was "true but delayed." This suggests conflicting sources and the possibility of leaks from multiple sources, which should also be treated with caution.