Winston Churchill once described watching the inner workings of the USSR’s Marxists as “bulldogs fighting under a carpet.” You could hear the snarling and see the movement, but until the dogs emerged, no one knew what was really happening underneath. Today, there’s extraordinary commotion under China’s carpet, and mounting evidence suggests President Xi Jinping may have been overthrown in a silent coup.

The clues are becoming unmistakable: systematic purges of Xi loyalists throughout the military, rumors of suspicious deaths and “suicides” of senior generals who were once firmly in his camp. If true, they are clear signs of elite rebellion against his increasingly desperate rule. The same ruthlessness that Xi displayed when he publicly humiliated former leader Hu Jintao at the 2022 Party Congress may now be coming back to haunt him.

Xi‘s Military Fortress Crumbles

Napoleon once observed that “an army marches on its stomach,” meaning soldiers fight best when they’re well-fed and secure. It’s a truth that Xi Jinping may be learning too late. As China’s economy starves, so does the loyalty of its military, the people and the Party.

China’s military, supposedly Xi’s most reliable power base, is in complete disarray. Since December 2023, over 15 senior People’s Liberation Army officers have been purged, including General He Weidong, Xi’s own deputy, who was ousted in 2025 for alleged corruption. Admiral Miao Hua, a trusted Fujian ally, followed the same path as former Defense Ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, their personal loyalty proving no protection.

More ominously, unverified reports suggest He Weidong may have committed suicide, echoing the suspicious deaths of other high-ranking officials who fell from Xi’s grace. When military leaders start dying under mysterious circumstances, it signals something far more serious than routine anti-corruption campaigns. (RELATED: Group Stoking Anti-ICE LA Riots Tied To Pro-Chinese Communist Millionaire)

But here’s what makes this purge different: it’s happening against the backdrop of economic collapse. With tax revenues plummeting and local governments drowning in $13 trillion of debt, even Xi’s military allies are questioning whether they’re backing a sinking ship. Leaders throughout the system face a stark choice:........

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