Xi Jinping Announces Mourning Early in the Year of the Horse; 68-Year-Old Man Knocks Down 37 Party Officials

Xi Jinping Announces Mourning Early in the Year of the Horse; 68-Year-Old Man Knocks Down 37 Party Officials

[People News] This year’s Spring Festival Gala was noisy and chaotic, lacking both festive spirit and human warmth. It even introduced robot backup dancers. Netizens exclaimed, “It looks like skeletons dancing in a carnival—very terrifying.” There is a saying among the people: when a joyous event turns into a funeral, it is a great omen of misfortune. Coincidentally, only a few days into the Chinese New Year, bad news has come one after another in CCP-ruled China.

A String of Disasters in the New Year

On February 18, the second day of the Lunar New Year, a fireworks explosion occurred in Yicheng, Hubei. Official data state that at least 12 people have died so far. Three days earlier, on the afternoon of February 15, a fireworks business in Donghai County, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, also experienced an explosion, resulting in 8 deaths and 2 injuries.

On February 17, the first day of the Lunar New Year, a tourist resort boat capsized in Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province. State media reported that the accident caused 4 deaths.

In addition, on the first day of the New Year, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Jinghong City in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Many residents were frightened and ran outdoors to avoid danger.

While people were still immersed in New Year celebrations, tragedies of joy and pain, life and death unfolded one after another across China. Whose fault is it?

Strangely, around the Year of the Horse, both Xi Jinping and a CCTV host seemed to announce mourning in advance for the collapse of the CCP.

Party Leader and CCTV “Announce Mourning”

When Xi Jinping delivered his New Year’s address for the Year of the Horse, the footage showed him clasping his right hand over his left fist—a gesture resembling a “funeral salute.” This, symbolically, amounts to announcing mourning for the CCP in the Year of the Horse.

In traditional Chinese culture, there are clear rules regarding hand-clasping etiquette. According to the I Ching, men belong to yang and women to yin. The Book of Rites records: “When a man bows, he places the left hand over the right fist; when a woman bows, she places the right hand over the left.” For men, a proper auspicious salute is to form a fist with the right hand and cover it with the left. If the opposite gesture is used—left fist covered by the right—it is considered a funeral salute, used at funerals. Xi made precisely such a “funeral” gesture.

Isn’t that extremely inauspicious?

On February 18, a female CCTV host appeared on the program “[News Live Room] Talking About Horses in the Year of the Horse,” wearing a bright red top. Notably, the garment was right-over-left, known traditionally as “left lapel” (zuoren). In Chinese history, “left lapel” attire not only symbolized rule by foreign tribes but was also associated with funeral clothing worn by the deceased. The Party’s mouthpiece appearing in “funeral attire” at the start of the New Year—does that not resemble announcing mourning for the CCP? It seems to foreshadow great trouble ahead.

All these inauspicious signs echo the dancing skeleton-like robots at the Spring Festival Gala. For the CCP, the Year of the Horse appears destined to be unfavorable.

A Difficult Year for the CCP

In the Year of the Horse, early signs of misfortune for the CCP include mass protests, unpaid wages by state enterprises, deteriorating livelihoods, and international isolation. Will these developments bring sweeping changes to China? Let us analyze how much longer the CCP regime can endure—and what form its collapse might take.

In recent days, protests have occurred across China.

On February 12 in Weihai, Shandong, Wuhu Shipyard failed to pay wages for three months and even called police to violently disperse workers demanding pay, arresting several.

On the first day of the New Year, a “Battle of the Pond” erupted in Tanqiao Village, Heng County, Nanning, Guangxi. As the saying goes, while others celebrate the New Year with food and drink, people in Guangxi celebrate with fighting.

Most shocking was a post on X on the 18th by user “Luo Xiang—Breaking the Curtain and Pushing Down the Wall”: in Longhui County, Hunan, a 68-year-old man single-handedly knocked down 37 Party officials. The incident stunned the internet.

A poem circulating online summarized the event:
“Hero Liu Shuqi of Longhui,
Bullied for years by Party secretaries,
Appeals ignored and grievances unheard,
Sleeping drugs mixed into dishes served,
Thirty-seven corrupt officials felled,
Under the sickle, all sent to hell!”

The post added: “Thirty-seven vermin—likely a 2026 record! No news yet of Liu Shuqi. Netizens call for protection of the hero!”

A CCP police notice described Liu Shuqi as 68 years old, leaving the scene “holding a metal fork, carrying a wood-chopping knife on his back, wearing a helmet and gloves,” indicating careful preparation.

As China’s economy declines, resistance events fueled by social injustice and corrupt officials are likely to increase.

Recently, Beijing Ruian Technology Co., Ltd., affiliated with the CCP Ministry of Public Security, was exposed for maliciously withholding wages for two years. Over 300 employees seeking unpaid wages were threatened with suspension of social security contributions.

On February 14, a WeChat public account called “Ordinary Rights-Defending Migrant Workers” published an article accusing the company of “malicious wage arrears” and “asset transfers,” alleging illegal suppression and intimidation of employees.

Employees reportedly received threats: “Either obey arrangements, or your social security will be suspended, making future employment and medical care extremely difficult.”

The article stated that Ruian Technology had withheld wages for 24 months, totaling over 80 million yuan, leaving more than 300 employees and their families in dire straits—unable to pay mortgages or car loans, and unable to recover out-of-pocket work expenses.

While claiming “state-owned enterprise responsibility,” the management reportedly imposed 30–50% salary cuts, carried out large-scale layoffs, and refused to pay compensation.

Only now do people understand why, years ago, the CCP forced citizens to pay social security through tying it to schooling and medical care—so that it could later use it as leverage to suppress protests.

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Where Have the Chinese People Gone?

Due to economic downturn, declining livelihoods, and population reduction, this New Year—normally peak season for business—mainland China appeared bleak and lifeless: empty shops, empty streets. At New Year markets, vendors repeatedly asked, “Where have all the people gone?”

Mr. Wang, who sells dishes in Hubei, said that in previous years he could make 80–100 yuan in a morning at an intersection. Now, even after repeated price cuts, he cannot sell much, dozing off from boredom and packing up by 2 p.m. to try his luck elsewhere. A seller of Spring Festival couplets said two days of sales this year equal only one day’s sales in previous years. There are more vendors than buyers. “Where have all the people gone?”

According to local insiders, the business slump is linked to significant population decline in recent years, especially since COVID-19. Many families remain in mourning, and fewer people means less consumption. Moreover, according to Chinese custom, when someone dies, the family does not post Spring Festival couplets for three years. Industry insiders, based on couplet sales compared to previous years, estimate that the population has decreased by at least one-tenth—meaning at least 140 million fewer people out of the officially stated 1.4 billion.

This Year of the Horse is considered special. Online discussions say China has entered the “Bingwu Year,” which, together with 2027’s “Dingwei Year,” is known as the “Red Horse and Red Goat Year.” Historically, Bingwu and Dingwei years are associated with intense upheavals—violent regimes and vicious cycles of repression, often linked to dynastic change and major social transformation. Under the CCP’s high-pressure rule, those longing to break free are closely watching and anticipating 2026 and 2027.

The protests and signs mentioned earlier suggest grassroots anger has reached its limit. Increasingly, people sense the deep tremors that precede the collapse of the CCP regime.

(First published by People News)
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