But there the citizens are disarmed, but the “People’s Liberation Army” is fully armed.
My question is, how loyal is the PLA to Xi personally? Xi’s enemies (who are also communist party members) want to return things to the way things were before 2016— no lockdowns, no saber rattling with Taiwan, USA, Japan, etc, no hardcore commie BS. A lot of people inside and out of the party were happy with the prosperity, corruption, and relative freedom.
Nothing that Xi is doing has benefitted either the party, the oligarchs, or the common coolies. He seems to be stuck on stupid.