The new prophecy mentions that Xi will face a rebellion from the military and local warlords. The image shows the representatives of the Chinese military attending the Two Sessions in Beijing. (Video screenshot)
[People News] The 9th "Strong Army Discussion" held in Beijing from July 16 to 17 appears to be downgraded once again. The organizing body remains the Xi Jinping Strong Army Thought Research Center, just like last year, rather than the Military Science Academy under the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Notably, this year's report has fewer participants and omits references to the "two establishments" compared to last year. Recently, the new June issue of the People's Liberation Army Pictorial released by the Chinese military features neither Xi on the cover nor any reports of his activities within its pages. Isn't this quite unusual?
Typically, the monthly People's Liberation Army Pictorial is published not in the current month but in the following month. I noted in June that the May issue, published on June 7, not only lacked Xi's prominent portrait on the cover, which was replaced by an image of the "Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft launch," but also contained no reports of Xi's activities in any of its sections. This means that both the June and July issues of the military pictorial have effectively sidelined Xi.
This situation mirrors what happened after the news of Xi's stroke and power transfer during the July 2024 Third Plenary Session of the Communist Party. In August of that year, the cover of the seventh issue of the pictorial saw the removal of Xi Jinping's photo, which was replaced by an image of a military helicopter. The subsequent eighth and ninth issues also did not feature Xi's photo on their covers. However, from September to November, Xi's photo reappeared on the cover due to his involvement in significant activities during those months, only to vanish again in December.
In mid-January 2026, following Xi Jinping's abrupt dismissal of Zhang Youxia, the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission who effectively held military power, it appeared that Xi had regained some authority over both the military and the party. Zhang Shengmin, Xi's representative in the military and the newly appointed Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, initiated a new wave of purges and loyalty campaigns within the armed forces. As a result, the covers of the first four issues of the illustrated magazine published from February to May featured only photos of Xi, with content focused on his activities.
However, it raises the question: why did the two consecutive issues in June and July completely omit any mention of Xi? Not a single image of him was included, which is quite unusual. The illustrated magazine, as a 'stronghold of public opinion for the party and the military' and one of the military's key propaganda tools that 'vigorously promotes the great achievements of military strengthening and development,' serves as a lens through which to observe shifts in Xi Jinping's status. This arrangement is clearly intentional, not an oversight.
It is evident that the omission is not due to a lack of significant activities by Xi in May and June. State media reported that Xi Jinping engaged in several foreign affairs in May, including meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with numerous directives, phone calls, and letters. In June, Xi visited North Korea, attended a concert marking the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party, and conducted an inspection in Dezhou, Shandong. Finding activities of Xi to feature on the cover would not have been a challenge.
Nevertheless, the recently released sixth issue of the illustrated magazine still contained no mention of Xi. The primary focus of this issue was on the landing of the Shenzhou 22 manned spacecraft return capsule.
The military magazine that previously emphasized the slogan 'Listen to Chairman Xi' has shown unusual behavior in its last two issues. What is the true standing of 'Chairman Xi' within the military? These irregularities are likely connected to recent shifts within the upper ranks of the Chinese Communist Party, the arrests of several members of the 'Fujian Gang', and the constraints on Xi's authority. It is worth taking a closer look at this situation.
(First published by the People News) △
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