Xi Jinping "hosted a family dinner" and appeared in public, and many anomalies appeared in Zhongnanhai
Editor : Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/06/06/a103993412.html / Image : Since last year, various strange phenomena have appeared in the political situation of the Chinese Communist Party. The picture is a schematic diagram. (Leah Millis/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Since last year, various strange phenomena have appeared in the political situation of the Chinese Communist Party. Recently, the party leader Xi Jinping reappeared after disappearing for 14 days, and held a so-called "family dinner" with Belarusian President Lukashenko to try to quell the outside world's speculation about Xi's "loss of power".
Since 20 May 2025, Xi Jinping has been absent from the public eye for 14 days as of 3 June 2025 after inspecting Luoyang, Henan. The outside world also noticed that the official media used to report on the monthly meetings of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, but the official media has not reported on the Politburo meeting in May so far, and even the official media's coverage of Xi has become less and less.
In addition, Belarusian President Lukashenko paid a three-day visit to China on 2 June 2025. Until the morning of the 4th, the official media of the CPC said that Xi met with Lukashenko in Zhongnanhai.
The CPC party media was very low-key about Lukashenko's visit and did not announce his visit in advance; on 2 June 2025, it simply reported the news that "the Belarusian president arrived in Beijing"; on the 3rd, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked about the details of Lukashenko's visit and remained silent, only saying that "China will release relevant information in due course."
Even more bizarre is that the Belarusian official emphasized that Lukashenko's visit to China was not a working visit or a state visit, but just a "special visit for a family-style friendly lunch."
In this regard, current affairs commentator Wen Zhao recently posted on the overseas X platform that Lukashenko's visit this time was quite strange and raised new questions. This was not a state visit or a working visit. But he stayed for a long time, which was equivalent to a state visit. However, both sides were very low-key. The Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister who accompanied Lukashenko to Beijing said that this was not a formal working visit, but a visit for a family-friendly lunch.
Wen Zhao believes that this defense can come from the mouth of the Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister, which is self-proving bullshit. This time Lukashenko visited with the Deputy Prime Minister and government entourage. It just shows that it is not a family visit or a visit, but a working visit. Who Lukashenko met and what he talked about in Beijing in the past two days is a big problem.
The report of the BelTA Chinese website mentioned that Xi Jinping told Lukashenko during the meeting: "My office is next door. This is the first time I have received you here." Lukashenko thanked Xi for "inviting me to your home." In return, Lukashenko said "I will wait for you at my home."
According to public information, after the founding of the Communist Party of China, the party leader's office has been located on Yingtai Island in Zhongnanhai. In this regard, many overseas commentators analyzed that this may indicate that Xi Jinping's office has been moved out of Yingtai Island. Some people even suspect that Xi Jinping may have been under house arrest in the area near Chunyi Zhai or Fengze Garden.
Political commentator Tang Qing said in the program "Tang Qing's View of Current Affairs" that Xi's meeting with Kashenko was normal diplomacy on the surface, but the scene looked like "just sitting at home". The Xinhua News Agency's press release was less than 400 words, and even the location of the meeting was not clearly stated, with only one sentence "Meeting in Zhongnanhai". CCTV's picture was even more obvious. There was no national flag, no welcome ceremony, no formal conference table, and even no flowers were given. It was like a temporary visit to chat.
Tang Qing said that only Wang Yi was accompanying him, and even Cai Qi, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and He Lifeng, vice premier of the State Council, were nowhere to be seen. Looking at Xi Jinping again, he was indescribably haggard, his mouth was tightly pursed, and his expression was dull. What is even more strange is that the People's Daily did not mention the meeting at all that day. The front page still featured Li Qiang and Ding Xuexiang, and Xi Jinping was not even shown in the photo. Who would believe you if you said this was not a signal?
Tang Qing said that what is even more intriguing is that Lukashenko did not mention the three words "Xi Jinping" throughout the whole process, but only said "thank China" and "highly trust China". You know, he had been praising China before, saying "President Xi's experience in governing the country is worth learning from all over the world", etc. This sudden change of words is meaningful.
On 6 June 2025, Wang Youqun, a former official of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, wrote in the Epoch Times that there are at least ten strange things about Xi's meeting with Lukashenko, judging from the Chinese arrangement: First, this is Lukashenko's first visit to China after he was elected president for the seventh time on 27 January 2025; second, according to Belarus, Lukashenko's visit was for Xi; third, Belarusian media reported that Lukashenko said to Xi: "You invited me to your home... I am very grateful to you, of course, I will wait for you at my home." However, there is no report that Lukashenko met any of Xi's family members, including Xi's wife Peng Liyuan.
Fourth, the official media did not say where Xi met Lukashenko in Zhongnanhai; fifth, the picture of Xi and Lu talking in a hall, there are no pictures of welcoming, seeing off, and tea. Sixth, the meeting between the two did not contain any substantive content; Seventh, the CCP party media did not mention that Xi invited the Belarusian president to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and military parade to be held in Beijing from the end of August to the beginning of September this year; Eighth, Lukashenko only met with Xi during his three-day visit to Beijing; Ninth, Beijing did not issue a notice in advance for Lukashenko's visit; Tenth, Xinhua News Agency did not add a photo in the first news about Xi's meeting with Lukashenko, and only added a photo two hours later? This is also abnormal.
Wang Youqun believes that Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Putin. Recently, there have been rumors in the international community that Xi's power has fallen into the hands of others, and Putin and Lukashenko may want to know whether Xi still has real power. Lukashenko's visit may have been entrusted by Putin to go to Beijing to find out whether Xi is really powerful.
Wang Youqun said that judging from the ten strange things about Xi's meeting with Lukashenko, it is likely that the recent rumours overseas that Xi is still in power on the surface, but in fact the general trend has gone, and that CCP veteran Wen Jiabao, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia and others have become key factors influencing China's political situation are true. Xi is just following the script set by the CCP. (Related link)
Gordon Chang, a well-known American expert on China, told Fox News that something may have happened inside the CCP government and questioned whether Xi Jinping has lost power.
