[People News] On January 12, 2026, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released a Chinese-language video titled “The Reason to Stand Up: To Save the Future.” The video directly addresses Chinese soldiers, urging them to clearly distinguish that “CCP leaders” are not the same as the “nation and the people.” It portrays the CCP leadership headed by Xi Jinping as a group of selfish individuals who are jealous of the capable, manipulate power through lies, and recklessly pursue militarism. For the sake of defending the nation and protecting the people, and for China’s future, it calls on them to cooperate with the CIA.
The video concludes with the line, “The fate of the world is in your hands,” implying that if the CCP is not eliminated, it will bring catastrophic consequences to the entire world. It elevates cooperation with the United States to a level that could change the fate of the world.
The full narration of the video is as follows:
“This is the world I am familiar with. Defending the nation and protecting the people.
Yet day after day, the truth becomes increasingly clear: what the leaders are truly protecting is only their own personal interests. Their power is built upon countless lies. But now, these walls of lies are gradually collapsing, and in the end, it is left to us to clean up the mess. Anyone with leadership ability is bound to be feared and ruthlessly eliminated. I cannot allow these madmen to shape the world my daughter will inherit.
History teaches us that those who win without fighting are the greatest winners. Yet those who have never experienced war are eager to send us into battle.
I am a soldier. My duty is to protect the people and defend the nation.
Choosing this path is my way of fighting for my family and my country.
The fate of the world is in your hands.”
According to a Reuters report, the video portrays a fictional mid-level CCP military officer who is distressed by the brutal internal power struggles and unchecked corruption within the military, and ultimately chooses to cooperate with the CIA. The video is seen as the latest move in the United States’ expanded intelligence recruitment efforts targeting China.
The CIA’s action closely follows turbulence in the CCP’s top military leadership. Last month, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia and CMC member Liu Zhenli were under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law.” Both Zhang and Liu are senior CCP military generals who participated in the Vietnam War and earned military honors, enjoying considerable prestige within the PLA — something that CCP leader Xi Jinping does not possess.
The video clearly leverages the political shockwaves caused by the CCP military’s ongoing and intensifying purges in recent years. Using psychological warfare tactics, it targets potential informants within the Chinese military and attempts to persuade CCP officers to defect.
Including the January 12 release, the CIA has published three Mandarin-language videos since 2025. An unnamed CIA official told Reuters: “Our previous videos reached hundreds of thousands of people and inspired new intelligence sources.” However, he did not provide further details.
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