Behind Xi’s Tibet Trip: The Secret deal and Zhang Youxia’s move
Behind Xi’s Tibet Trip: The Secret deal and Zhang Youxia’s move
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All eyes are on Xi Jinping as he reappears in Tibet after weeks of rumors about his health and political survival. At Beidaihe, Party elders struck a fragile “four-point consensus” that keeps Xi in place—for now—while quietly preparing his exit. But the real power play is unfolding in the streets of Beijing, where tanks, troop carriers, and live ammunition have turned parade rehearsals into something that looks more like a coup drill. General Zhang Youxia and the 82nd Army are moving into position. Is this a parade to glorify Xi—or the beginning of his downfall?
1) The Beidaihe Consensus
2) Xi’s Tibet trip
3) Coup or parade preparations?
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