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Social media abuzz with rumour of coup in Beijing against Xi Jinping

India Today Web Desk - 2h ago

As India fights the Chinese on the northern borders, speculation about Chinese President Xi Jinping being put under house arrest has taken over the social media. According to several posts on the Internet, Jinping, who was recently in Samarkand for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO, summit, was removed as the chief of China's People's Liberation Army, or the PLA.

However, there has been no official confirmation yet from the Chinese Communist Party or the state media.

"New rumour to be checked out: Is Xi jingping under house arrest in Beijing ? 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. Then House arrest followed. So goes the rumour," former Cabinet minister and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said in a tweet.

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Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term

Agence France-Presse

September 24, 2022 15:35:00 IST

A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes, adding to a flurry of corruption verdicts in recent days.

Sun Lijun’s death sentence will be commuted to life imprisonment after two years, according to a statement by the Intermediate People’s Court in the city of Changchun.

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term.

More than a million officials have been punished under the campaign, which critics argue is also a vehicle for Xi to oust political enemies.

The court said Sun, who previously served as vice-minister of public security, had abused his power in a number of influential positions between 2001 and 2020.

The 53-year-old pleaded guilty in July to accepting more than 646 million yuan ($91 million) in bribes.

His other offences included manipulating the securities market and illegally owning firearms, the court statement said.

“(He is) deprived of political rights for life and all personal property should be confiscated,” it said.

“Sun Lijun took a particularly large amount in bribes (to) seek work promotions and adjustments for many people,” the statement continued.

Sun previously served as the head of security affairs for Hong Kong when the semi-autonomous city was convulsed by pro-democracy protests.

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https://www.firstpost.com/world/former-top-cops-receive-suspended-death-sentences-from-chinas-xi-jinping-11324941.html