March 10, 2025, Beijing Great Hall of the People—A security guard stands at the entrance before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People&9;s Political Consultative Conference. (WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
[People News] July 1 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. The Party celebrates every five years and every ten years, and this year, being a five-year milestone, calls for a special celebration.
How was this celebration conducted? Prior to the main event on July 1, a concert was held on June 29. This concert took place at the Great Hall of the People and was attended by Xi Jinping, seven other members of the Politburo Standing Committee, Vice President Han Zheng, current high-ranking officials, and representatives from various sectors of the party, government, and military, totaling over 3,000 attendees.
What stood out the most at this concert? Observers noted that Xi was surrounded by individuals dressed in black.
At the moment Xi appeared, he was flanked by people in black on all sides, who were vigilantly watching the surroundings. After Xi took his seat, the eight members of the Standing Committee, including Han Zheng, had all the seats beside them left empty. On the aisle to Xi's right, eight individuals in black were lined up. The audience area above was completely cleared, leaving only a few photographers and some individuals in black.
Some netizens commented: "There are more people in black than there are Standing Committee members," "It's frightening to be this afraid," and "The 105th anniversary celebration has turned into a battlefield for maintaining stability."
The presence of so many black individuals around Xi created a bizarre, eerie, and terrifying atmosphere throughout the concert. What does this scene indicate?
I believe it suggests at least three points:
First, Xi is deeply concerned about his own safety.
On the eve of July 1, at 5:55 PM on June 26, a small plane crashed into Beijing's tallest building, the CITIC Tower, also known as 'China Zun.' The pilot was killed instantly, and 13 others were injured at the scene. 'China Zun' is located just 7 kilometers from Zhongnanhai.
Given the sensitive timing and location, this shocking incident involving Beijing's tallest building could have caused Xi Jinping to break into a cold sweat. If the plane had crashed into Zhongnanhai instead of 'China Zun,' it would have truly echoed the sentiment of 'the homeland is unbearable to recall under the bright moon.'
Since Xi came to power 14 years ago, he has been conducting a significant purge under the pretext of anti-corruption, with the aim of consolidating power and establishing a totalitarian regime.
As of June 2026, how many central management cadres has Xi investigated? Based on the figures from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) plenary report and the CCDI's official website, I have made a preliminary calculation: during Xi's first five-year term (2012-2017), 440 central management cadres were investigated; during his second five-year term (2017-2022), 228 were investigated; and in the more than three years of his third term to date (October 2022 - June 2026), 353 have been investigated.
In total, 1,021 central management cadres have been investigated since Xi took office.
Central management cadres refer to those managed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, including all deputy provincial and ministerial-level officials, as well as senior officials at the provincial and ministerial level, deputy national-level, and national-level officials, along with a small number of bureau-level officials.
Since Xi Jinping assumed office, how many senior military generals have been investigated? According to data from the Chinese Communist Party's media, my preliminary count indicates that in Xi's first five years, approximately 160 generals of various ranks—including full generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals—were investigated; in the second five years, 116; and in the last three years, at least 142.
In total, at least 415 senior generals have been investigated since Xi took office, a figure that exceeds the total number of generals who fell during the Chinese Communist Party's military establishment since 1927, including those who perished during the civil war, foreign conflicts, and the Cultural Revolution.
Xi's anti-corruption campaign, often perceived as a façade for internal power struggles rather than genuine reform, has allowed many notorious corrupt officials to escape scrutiny.
For instance, the list of officials investigated during Xi's first term clearly shows that former Chinese Communist dictator Jiang Zemin was the primary backer of the most corrupt officials at the highest levels of the party, government, and military during his rule and his time as the 'supreme leader.' Not only did Xi fail to investigate Jiang, but he also praised him after Jiang's death.
Moreover, examining the investigation of the 'Sun Lijun political gang' during Xi's second term reveals that four major corrupt officials were involved, with Sun Lijun accepting bribes totaling 646 million yuan. It is likely that they funneled money to their backer, and the amounts were substantial. Who was their backer? It was Meng Jianzhu, who was then a member of the Politburo and the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. However, Xi has yet to take action against Meng Jianzhu.
Consequently, among the 1,021 central management officials investigated by Xi, none of their families, children, or backers genuinely support him. On the contrary, many harbor deep resentment towards Xi and are eager to see him removed.
In the late hours of March 4, 2016, during a pivotal moment in Xi Jinping's first-term anti-corruption campaign, the Xinjiang Wujie News Network circulated an open letter calling for Xi Jinping to resign from his leadership roles in the party and the state. The letter included three threats to the safety of Xi's entire family.
Xi has become trapped in a vicious cycle of "insecurity - purging - increased insecurity - further purging." This relentless wave of purges has created an atmosphere of fear among Chinese Communist Party officials, with many wondering: Am I the next target?
As a result of Xi instilling a sense of insecurity among officials, he himself is also engulfed in a state of extreme anxiety and insecurity.
Second, Xi is still overshadowed by the shock of his sudden strike against Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.
On January 24, Xi's authorities suddenly announced that Zhang Youxia, a member of the CCP Politburo and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and Liu Zhenli, a member of the CMC and Chief of the Joint Staff Department, were being placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of Party discipline and the law.
The news caught many people completely by surprise. This was the most serious political event in the Chinese Communist Party since Xi came to power 14 years ago, amounting to what could be described as a "quasi-coup."
Xi most likely deployed the special police of the Ministry of Public Security's Special Police Bureau to move against Zhang and Liu while they were unprepared. Just how ruthlessly Xi acted remains unknown to the outside world.
However, beginning the day after the announcement, Xi's authorities used the PLA Daily to brand Zhang and Liu with the label of the "Five Serious Offenses," effectively condemning them outright. Yet more than five months have now passed, and neither of them has been stripped of any of their official positions, nor have they even been removed as deputies to the National People's Congress. My personal judgment is that Zhang and Liu may no longer be alive. At the time, some people already speculated that they had been assassinated. If that is indeed the case, Xi may now be living with nightmares every day.
When Xi formed the 20th Central Military Commission in 2022, he broke two longstanding conventions. First, he reappointed Zhang Youxia, already 72 years old, beyond the normal retirement age and already having served one term as a Politburo member and CMC Vice Chairman, as a Politburo member and First Vice Chairman of the CMC. Second, he exceptionally promoted He Weidong, who had not been a member or alternate member of the 19th Central Committee, nor a member of the CMC, nor even a delegate to the 20th Party Congress, directly to Politburo member and CMC Vice Chairman. Zhang was put in charge of military affairs, while He oversaw political work. Zhang served as the military commander, and He acted as the political commissar, with the relatively inexperienced He supervising the veteran Zhang. These two extraordinary appointments may already have planted the seeds for internal conflict within Xi's own faction.
Soon after the conclusion of the 20th Party Congress, Xi supported his "number one confidant in the military," He Weidong, and his "number two confidant," CMC member and Director of the Political Work Department Miao Hua, in their struggle against Zhang Youxia. The result was that Zhang's close associate, CMC member, State Councilor, and Defense Minister Li Shangfu, along with a number of generals associated with him—including full generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals—were all brought down.
What Xi never anticipated was that, in the summer of 2024, he would suddenly fall ill and be hospitalized.
Xi's sudden illness presented Zhang Youxia, who had been cornered by Xi, along with dissatisfied Party elders, "princelings," and senior military officers, with a perfect opportunity to strike back. From that point on, Zhang presented Xi with evidence gathered by his own associates showing that Miao Hua and He Weidong had engaged in serious corruption in promoting senior military officers. Xi was therefore forced to approve investigations into both Miao and He. Once they fell, a large number of generals connected to them also fell.
The downfall of He and Miao effectively severed Xi's two strongest military arms. The purge of the generals associated with them amounted to a major cleansing of Xi's core military loyalists. This explains the widespread reports at the time that Xi had effectively lost control of the military.
At that point, Zhang Youxia became the de facto controller of military power. Together with certain Party elders, princelings, and senior military officers, he became the key figure influencing the CCP's political situation, while Xi was reduced to little more than the nominal supreme leader.
For a period, Xi retreated step by step, while Zhang showed no ambition to replace him. By the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in October 2025, Xi had managed to retain his three top positions as General Secretary of the CCP, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
However, Xi was unwilling to accept the loss of military authority and continued waiting for an opportunity to deliver Zhang Youxia a fatal blow.
Thus, in January 2026, the shocking announcement suddenly came that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had been placed under investigation. Xi's surprise attack left both men completely unprepared.
In this round of the struggle between Xi and Zhang, Xi appeared to emerge victorious while Zhang lost.
However, this also meant that five of the seven members of the Central Military Commission personally assembled by Xi at the 20th Party Congress had now become "major bad actors." The CMC is the supreme command of the Chinese military. If the majority of its leadership has become "major bad actors," can Xi himself really be considered "the good guy"?
Without a single American soldier firing a shot, in just over three years since the 20th Party Congress, Xi has personally brought down almost every active full general whom he himself had promoted. As a result, Xi has earned yet another nickname: the "General Slayer."
In my view, the biggest loser from Xi's elimination of Zhang and Liu is not Zhang and Liu—it is Xi himself.
This demonstrates that Xi no longer trusts any general under his command. Nor are his generals foolish. If even senior commanders like Zhang and Liu are not spared—if even they can be eliminated, regardless of loyalty or personal ties—then who could possibly believe they are safe? As a result, not a single one of Xi's generals is genuinely loyal to him.
After eliminating Zhang and Liu, Xi now constantly fears that someone within the military may someday "repay him in kind."
Third, the Chinese Communist Party is in grave danger.
In The Communist Manifesto (1848), Marx wrote: "The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions."
From this, it is evident that Marx was filled with hostility toward every country, every region, and every existing social system in the world. In other words, all those governing under every existing political system were regarded as Marx's enemies. How, then, should this hatred be satisfied? Marx's prescription was "the forcible overthrow" of them all—without exception.
What kind of theory is this? It is a classic, fanatical, and extreme theory of international terrorism. Marx can be regarded as the supreme leader of the world's greatest international terrorist movement.
Since its founding, the Chinese Communist Party has consistently inherited Marx's "worship of violence." Throughout its century-long history, the CCP has been killing. The Party's 105-year history is, in essence, a history of killing.
According to some historians, Mao Zedong was responsible for the deaths of 80 million Chinese during his rule; Deng Xiaoping was responsible for the Tiananmen Square Massacre of June 4; Jiang Zemin, through the large-scale forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners, committed what has been described as "an unprecedented crime on this planet."
The CCP has killed more people than the invading Japanese army, more than Hitler, more than Stalin, and more than any tyrant throughout history.
Since taking power, Xi has devoted himself to preserving the Party and has fully inherited the blood debts accumulated under Mao, Deng, and Jiang.
Many observers believe that beginning with Xi's second term, he has squandered a strong political position through one disastrous decision after another, stumbling from mistake to mistake and making matters progressively worse.
Why? If the CCP were compared to a person, that person would be soaked from head to toe in the blood debts accumulated over its history. That immense burden of guilt now rests entirely upon Xi's shoulders. Under such circumstances, how could Xi's mistakes not become increasingly serious?
Although the CCP has tried in every possible way to conceal Xi's problems, the fact that five of the seven members of the 20th Central Military Commission personally assembled by Xi have become "major bad actors," and that the four successive Rocket Force commanders personally promoted by Xi—Wei Fenghe, Zhou Yanan, Li Yuchao, and Wang Houbin—have all become "seriously corrupt officials," demonstrates that Xi is simply not worthy of anyone's loyalty.
Xi constantly demands loyalty from his subordinates. Yet any person with common sense would naturally ask: Why should I be loyal to you?
Today's CCP is filled with deception at every level of government. If you demand "loyalty," then I will speak of loyalty every day, even repeating slogans such as "Loyalty that is not absolute is absolutely disloyal." Meanwhile, behind the scenes, I will continue engaging in corruption exactly as before—or even more extensively than the officials who have already been investigated.
The blood debts accumulated by the CCP over more than a century have now reached the point where they must be repaid. This, the author argues, is the fundamental reason why today's CCP has fallen into the deepest economic, social, and political crisis in its history.
At the concert celebrating the 105th anniversary of the CCP's founding, the large number of black-clad security personnel surrounding Xi suggested that, wherever he looked, he saw enemies and believed everyone wanted to harm "the Emperor." When mutual suspicion has reached such an extreme, the CCP truly appears to be approaching its end.
Conclusion
In recent years, Xi's security measures have reached what is arguably the highest level in the world. Wherever Xi goes, he is surrounded by large numbers of black-clad security personnel. Under such circumstances, can Xi still hear the truth? Can he still see reality? He has already reached the point where he hears no truth and sees no reality. If he relies on false reports and false appearances, can he make correct decisions? Absolutely not.
Xi worries every day that someone may become the gravedigger of the Chinese Communist Party.
Perhaps Xi himself will become the CCP's gravedigger.
— The Dajiyuan △
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