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China in grip of coup rumours as Xi Jinping house arrest reports grow with all eyes on General Li Qiaoming
MSN ^ | September 26, 2022 | Michiel Willems - 7h ago

Posted on 09/26/2022 10:53:07 AM PDT by Red Badger

Social media across China and the rest of Asia continues to be in overdrive today as persistent rumours that president Xi Jinping has been removed in a coup refuse to die down.

Chinese army general Li Qiaoming (left) and President Xi Jinping (Source: PA) © Provided by City AM

Local and regional media speculate China’s long-standing leader was removed when he was away in Samarkand while attending the recent SCO summit, on 14 September.

Xi Jinping has reportedly not been seen in public since then although any rumours have been widely debunked in the last 24 hours.

Nevertheless, according to various reports in half a dozen Asian countries today, including India and Singapore, there are unconfirmed reports Xi Jinping has been placed under house arrest and is being replaced by the powerful army general Li Qiaoming.

Li Qiaoming, who is among the most senior officials of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has served as commander of the Northern Theater Command since September 2017.

When approached by City A.M. this afternoon local time in Beijing, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: fantasy; li; liqiaoming; notthisagain; qtardsagain; rumormill
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1 posted on 09/26/2022 10:53:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Will Xi’s next appearance be a remarkable resemblance to
“Weekend At Bernies” ?????


2 posted on 09/26/2022 10:55:20 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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ON THE BACKSTRETCH
3 posted on 09/26/2022 10:58:32 AM PDT by deport
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To: Red Badger

That’s weird. It looks like a bunch of General Li Qiaoming’s ribbons have been repeated on his jacket and spill across his lapel. Who knows? Maybe how that’s how they wear their ribbons. But it looks a bit funny.


4 posted on 09/26/2022 10:58:42 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Red Badger

Xi wants war like Putin, general says - nope.


5 posted on 09/26/2022 10:59:40 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: ridesthemiles

No. He will appear in a newly planted forest in northern China. Trees need fertilizer.


6 posted on 09/26/2022 11:00:36 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BradyLS

Good catch. Now I can’t unsee that. But maybe normal.


7 posted on 09/26/2022 11:01:15 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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To: Red Badger

This will sound calloused, I do not care.

A military dictatorship might be good for China. It would at least get rid of the Communist party.


8 posted on 09/26/2022 11:01:21 AM PDT by Fai Mao (Stop feeding the beast, and steal its food!)
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To: Fai Mao

Meet the new boss.

Same as the old boss...................🤷‍♂️


9 posted on 09/26/2022 11:03:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Qiaoming

In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

He’s not from any of the ruling families, so he might be very temporary.


10 posted on 09/26/2022 11:04:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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RE: China in grip of coup rumours as Xi Jinping house arrest reports grow with all eyes on General Li Qiaoming

I thought this was already dismissed yesterday as rumor and fanciful speculation?

How come it is being revived again?

It has been said that the so-called “news” that flights in and out of Beijing were being cancelled were UNTRUE. Flight schedules looked normal.

See here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4096075/posts


11 posted on 09/26/2022 11:04:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: BradyLS

Its a placard with the ribbons mounted and its a bit askew.


12 posted on 09/26/2022 11:05:11 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Red Badger

I wonder what this guy’s Taiwan policy would be, more likely
to attack?


13 posted on 09/26/2022 11:05:33 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: Fai Mao

I don’t care either, but I would caution, sometimes the Devil you know is better than the Devil you don’t know.

Meaning this General might be more hard line and wants to invade Taiwan right now and Xi Jinping might have been holding him off.

Point is, if these rumors turn out to be true, no one knows what might happen.


14 posted on 09/26/2022 11:05:57 AM PDT by srmanuel (C)
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15 posted on 09/26/2022 11:06:21 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Fai Mao

While armies of Freepers have been busy predicting Putin’s days are numbered, it looks like he will outlast Xi.

The foreign policy “experts” around here are a joke.

Perhaps Xi’s fatal error was too much caution—failure to invade Taiwan while Bidet was in the White House....


16 posted on 09/26/2022 11:07:13 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: BradyLS
That’s weird. It looks like a bunch of General Li Qiaoming’s ribbons have been repeated on his jacket and spill across his lapel. Who knows? Maybe how that’s how they wear their ribbons. But it looks a bit funny.

Li's got a lot of catch-up to match the NORK medals...


17 posted on 09/26/2022 11:07:26 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: Red Badger

I suspect Putin told Xi that he was going to use nukes and Xi told his generals to prepare to join in.


18 posted on 09/26/2022 11:07:52 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: DoughtyOne

Depends on if he has relatives or investments there........................


19 posted on 09/26/2022 11:12:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: srmanuel

Exactly


20 posted on 09/26/2022 11:16:11 AM PDT by tsowellfan
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