Xi Jinping

2022 - 9 - 24

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Fact Check: Is Chinese President Xi Jinping Under House Arrest In ... (OdishaBytes)

New Delhi: Is there a major political coup in China? If social media buzz is anything to go by, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been put under house arrest ...

Among those who took to the social media about Jinping’s house arrest were several Chinese nationals. When Xi was in Samarkand recently, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party were supposed to have removed Xi from the Party’s in-charge of Army. Meanwhile, rumor has it that #XiJinping was under arrest after #CCP seniors removed him as head of PLA,” tweeted Jennifer Zeng.

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Internet Abuzz With Rumours Of Xi Jinping's House Arrest, Coup In ... (NDTV)

The internet is today abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. According to several posts on social media, ...

There's a lot of smoke, which means there is a fire somewhere inside the [#CCP]. [#Beijing]comes immediately after the grounding of 59% of the flights in the country and the jailings of senior officials. "This video of military vehicles moving to Beijing comes immediately after the grounding of 59 per cent of the flights in the country and the jailings of senior officials. China is unstable," said author Gordon G Chang. The internet is abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. Meanwhile, rumor has it that #XiJinping was under arrest after #CCP seniors removed him as head of PLA (sic),” tweeted one Jennifer Zeng.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping removed from power in a coup? Here's ... (Economic Times)

Social media on Saturday was bubbling with speculations that Chinese President Xi Jinping was deposed in a coup that began unfolding when he was away in ...

[PLA](/topic/pla)vehicles moving towards Beijing on September 22. Some websites said the rumours were unfounded and they were part of an anti-Xi conspiracy. Back in 2018, the Chinese authorities approved the removal of the two-term limit on the presidency, which effectively allowed Xi Jinping to remain in power for life. The paramount Chinese leader has also cracked down on all opposition around him According to unverified posts on Twitter, the Chinese president had left Samarkand before the official closing ceremony only to be placed under house arrest on landing in However, no international news outlet's report has given credence to these rumours and TOI on Sunday said that the Chinese foreign ministry has also remained silent on this topic.

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