https://libertyclick.news/2022/09/24/xi-jinping-arrest/
Xi Jinping Arrest?
Though communication from China is largely isolated from the outside world by government policy, breakthrough posts on social media have appeared that stoke rumors of a military coup underway that includes the arrest and ongoing detainment of Xi Jinping, the leader of China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Social posts and early reporting from Indian outlets is that the PLA has taken over control of China, removed Xi Jinping as its leader, and fortified Beijing. A convoy is said to have entered the city to block exits and detain protestors, while Beijing airport canceled over 6,000 flights, or 60% of its typical daily traffic, and the high-speed rail was completely shut down with all new ticket sales suspended until further notice. Some say current PLA General Li Qiaoming will become China’s next analog to our Commander in Chief.
Editor’s Note: This story is interesting, is being discussed around the world, and seems to be revolving around the above facts – but we do not have any position, public or private, about the veracity of it. Care has been taken to convey facts, and alleged facts as found — but it should be noted that our ability to fact check breaking news from China is limited by the lack of corroborating primary sources. This is largely due to China’s communication lockdown, a policy that both limits external ability to report on internal workings and facilitates tactical managed information release by its rulers, leaving the rest of the world dependent and vulnerable to misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda. Further, we have an unusually low personal experience with these sources that would guide our ability to evaluate the quality of the information. Nevertheless, citizen journalism, social media sources, and other alternative sources for news about potential happenings have a place — even if discounted by more mainstream sources — particularly in this age of media capture. We will continue to monitor developments and make fact check corrections over time (the real kind of fact checking.)