苗华官宣，解放军画报下架习近平。中共会主动给我们制造习近平下台的节目效果。外交部副部长苗得雨，居然是一名总理的发小。谁发动军事政变赶习近平下台的？李干杰传被调查

 

苗华官宣，解放军画报下架习近平。中共会主动给我们制造习近平下台的节目效果。外交部副部长苗得雨，居然是一名总理的发小。谁发动军事政变赶习近平下台的？李干杰传被调查

大家好，这名网友说，
大包，传李干杰被查，结局是几种：官宣落马，四中辞职，和何卫东一样悄无声息，和李卡酱和许其亮一样。
网传李干杰落马了。
大包，蒋某某说李干杰被调查。不知是不是真的。

我的回复是，这还分成4种结局呢，话都被他说了。

我们先看外交部副部长苗得雨是谁的马仔。习近平能提拔副部长那就是总书记，习近平的人一个也上不来，那习近平就没有总书记的权力，只有一个名头。

总书记唯一的核心的权力就是提拔副部级正部级。除此之外一切事情，对于总书记的这个角色都是扯淡。其他一切事情都可以交给别人去办。唯一必须亲自拍板的事情就是提拔副部级。对于副部级以上的官员，谁能决定提拔谁，还不是不提拔，谁就是总书记。

这个世界没有永远的执政党，也没有千秋万代的皇帝。习近平就是一个傻叉，什么事情都管，为世界指明方向，指南针呢。总书记只要抓住提拔副部级正部级一项权力就可以，其他事情都是扯淡

我们先简单说说中国的前外交部长李肇星，然后看看苗得雨和李肇星是什么关系。李肇星是邓小平的外交秘书，这是李肇星自己说的，发表在2019年9月20日的邓小平家乡《广安日报》的文章《忆外事工作中的小平同志》。1984年春，我奉命从驻莱索托王国大使馆调回，任当时外交部新闻司司长马毓真的助手，兼部发言人。这个我就是李肇星，因为这篇文章是李肇星写的。马毓真就是李肇星的师傅。

另外，一个佐证就是
我们使馆则连夜向国内报告并提出建议：把钱用在刀口上，办西方人办不到的事，为贝宁紧急提供少量现款援助。国内有关部门特事特办，一星期就把钱打过来了。这是2006年，外交部长不就是李肇星吗？就是中国驻贝宁大使李蓓芬为了和台湾争夺邦交国。要求外交部打钱。李肇星给李蓓芬打钱啊。

这里所谓的少量现款，起码是人民币1个亿，一个小目标。这根本就不是李肇星能够决定的，这就是胡锦涛决定，要不然就温家宝。花1个亿和台湾在非洲抢邦交国。

2010年9月5日之前，39岁的苗得雨任中国驻以色列国大使馆参赞。当时的以色列大使为赵军 （2007年5月 – 2011年7月）。苗得雨从中国驻以色列大使馆参赞，调到中国驻英国大使馆参赞。赵军也担任过英国大使馆参赞。

我们看赵军是谁提拔的。1992年 – 1996年，38岁的赵军任中国外交部西欧司副处长、处长。司长是杨桂荣（1990－1993），宋明江（1993－1997）

重点就是这个宋明江

2013年6月15日，中国公共外交协会、外交部京剧协会和中国石油化工集团公司联合举办夏季京剧演唱联谊会。杨洁篪国务委员、外交部京剧协会会长宋涛副部长、中石化王天普总经理、外交部机关党委章启月常务副书记、离退休干部局崔国杰副局长、京剧协会常务副会长宋明江大使及中国公共外交协会副秘书长秦宏出席此次活动，外交部和中石化有关部门领导及京剧协会会员100余人参加。

中国公共外交协会的会长就是李肇星。

宋明江是比利时大使，章启月也是比利时大使。宋明江的老婆张幼云是中国驻英国大使馆政务参赞。接替李肇星担任中国公共外交协会第二任会长的吴海龙，也曾经是以色列参赞。整个中国外交系统完全是近亲繁殖。这里已经能够看出来，宋明江是李肇星的马仔，李肇星是邓小平胡锦涛的马仔。
这还不是宋明江最特殊的背景，宋明江还是温家宝的发小。

宋明江还是温家宝的发小

温家宝自小在天津长大。1949年，温家宝随家人搬出了温家胡同8号，来到南开区西门里达摩庵胡同安下新家。 中国国际问题研究所所长宋明江先生(前外交部西欧司司长、驻比利时大使兼驻欧盟使团团长)就是少年时代温家宝嬉戏的玩伴。那时候，宋明江一家也住在西门里达摩庵胡同。温家宝的家就在宋家的对门，两家很熟稔。

总结一下，中国新任外交部副部长苗得雨在以色列大使馆是大使赵军提拔的。赵军在西欧司是宋明江提拔的。宋明江是李肇星的马仔，宋明江是温家宝的发小。李肇星是邓小平的外交秘书，是胡锦涛担任总书记期间的第一任外交部长。胡锦涛和温家宝曾经在2006年给李肇星的师妹，李蓓芬，打钱，打了一个小目标，1亿人民币去收买非洲的邦交国。

苗得雨和苗得雨的师傅赵军都有以色列和英国大使馆的背景。赵军的师傅宋明江是比利时大使，宋明江的老婆张幼云是英国参赞。另外一个比利时大使章启月，和李肇星都是新闻司的。李肇星公共外交协会会长的继任者吴海龙曾经是以色列大使馆参赞。

苗得雨就是温家宝发小宋明江，徒孙子辈分的官员。就是温家宝和胡锦涛发动军事政变把习近平赶下台。现在习近平的官员，一个都提拔不上来。

这名网友说，
人民日報的閱兵通稿也是很明確的線索：十年前就直接了當地説包子閱兵并發表講話。這和現在刻意把閱兵和講話分割成兩件事，只明確包子會講話，是完全兩碼事。包子肯定不再是一尊。
这名网友说，
大包你太过分！像程吉宁这样的做法相当于台湾民选时的拜票，何错之有？很有民主风范呵；程吉宁在英国读博及工作十几年，我觉得这个经历很宝贵，他也许就是带领共产党转型为现代民主政党的那个人。
大家快来看共产党贪官的孝子贤孙，太搞笑了。
和这个没有直接关系，陈吉宁这个人对于大陆政局未来发展还是有客观积极意义的。玩政治的没有世俗意义上的真正好人。

这名网友说，
通篇阅读人民日报关于举行抗战80周年纪念的报道，你会发现确实只表达了“包子将发表重要讲话”的意思，但是谁来“检阅部队”根本没有主语，只表达了组织的意志——”以中共中央、全国人大常委会、国务院、全国政协、中央军委名义……“，这很符合胡温的特点——集体领导原则。并且，这篇报道与头一天的央视视频传达的意思差别不小，反映了党内斗争激烈，但是大局已然定了。

这名网友说，
包子上台后为了集权，打压国务院，成立了诸如了中央全面深化改革领导小组、国家安全领导小组、网络安全和信息化领导小组、外事活动领导小组、金融政策领导小组、钓鱼岛应变小组等超过10个领导小组并亲任组长，另指派刘鹤、蔡奇等亲信，全面接管本属于国务院、总理管辖的事务，从李克强手里全面夺权。李强上位后，又被习打压成了家将、家奴、掌柜先生、跟班儿，包子如果大权在握，决不允许除了他自己之外的人，忝着B脸四处招徭，享尽尊荣。

这名网友说，
大强子以前在在浙江有些照片显得跟包子很铁，结果没想到是江派的卧底。
这名网友说，
26号晚上人民网《跨越80年的检阅》，标题有检阅，正文则再次只强调习发表讲话，只字不提阅兵。

这名网友说，
他不去巴西，可能开四中。
我的回复是，苗华何卫东不是我们抓是中共抓的是胡锦涛抓的。三中全会之后，习近平一个人也不让提拔，不是我们不让提拔的，是共产党不让提拔的。同样，习近平下台，不是我们让习近平下台的，是胡锦涛温家宝要让习近平下台。不过我们整活，找节目效果，刚说要93阅兵，立刻就不让习近平出国，去巴西。习近平如果真的牛，怎么会，连金砖国家峰会都参加不了呢？

这名网友说，
就是个表面的国家元首，每天就是出席追悼会，发贺信，打电话，会见外宾，阅兵。每天就干这些工作，重要的人事提拔、经济、台湾问题他根本靠边站。
我的回复是，外交也是听别人指挥在演戏，新提拔一个外交部副部长苗得雨。都整出温家宝的发小了

这名网友说，
9.3 習包子只講話。

这名网友说，
《人民日报》每一个字都是经过中宣部逐字审查的； 原拟文应该为“…… 80周年大会, 中共..、国家主席、军委主席习近平将检阅部队并发表重要讲话”； 但是刊文时，被胡和平修改成了“…… 80周年大会, 包括检阅部队，中共..、国家主席、军委主席习近平将发表重要讲话”， 这个“检阅部队”的主语都没有了。

这名网友说，
胡和平不说、官媒不说，就一个吴泽棵说，这信号我认为就很明显传递了，就是党政没包子什么事了，就剩军委这点名头了。
他也没军委，现在估计就是个国家主席，充当礼仪演员，到处放空屁，重要的外交会议不让他参加，普丁现在已经有所察觉了。
是啊，但是一群共匪为了面子和谐必须让习近平处于“被动发觉”失权的状态，因为主动展现内斗会让这群土匪极端害怕，它们害怕弱点被人察觉，它们极度害怕不稳定。

我的回复是，有一种可能就是93阅兵让习近平发表讲话，让习近平自己说，是他主动把总书记和军委主席交给胡春华的。也有可能是这样的版本。

《解放军画报》作为隶属中共解放军新闻传播中心的重要刊物，长期以来以宣传军队成就和突出习近平领导为核心，其封面通常以习近平在重要场合的照片为主，象征其对军方的绝对控制。自2024年7月三中全会传出习近平中风及权力转移的传言后，8月出版的第七期画报首次将习近平照片替换为军方直升机，此后第八、九期延续这一做法，11月才恢复习近平照片，至2025年5月第四期和6月第五期再次下架。这一反复变化与以往习“霸占”封面的惯例形成鲜明对比，表明军方宣传口径的调整非偶然，而是反映了习近平权力地位的动摇。

尤其在2025年6月，官方宣布9月3日纪念抗战胜利80周年大会将在天安门广场举行，习近平将发表讲话并检阅部队后，画报封面再次缺席习近平照片，这一时机选择耐人寻味。过去如2024年1-6月，除福建舰首航外，封面多为习近平，2023年也仅在特定主题（如新年、航母）下让位。2024年7月后的三期下架，叠加2025年5-6月的再次下架，显示军方可能已不再将习近平作为宣传核心，这与传言其丧失军权、党权的说法相符。

《解放军画报》封面自2024年7月后多次下架习近平，特别是在2025年5-6月抗战大会公告后，反映其权力已实质性丧失。军方态度的转向、画报排版的异常变化，佐证了党内控局者可能在为四中全会权力交接做准备。习近平的讲话和阅兵安排，或是“演戏”的一部分，旨在掩盖真相并为新领导过渡铺垫。

好的，谢谢大家。

英文翻译

Miao Hua officially announced that PLA Pictorial has removed Xi Jinping from its publication. The CCP will actively create a show effect to show Xi Jinping stepping down. Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu is actually a childhood friend of the Prime Minister. Who launched the military coup to force Xi Jinping out of office? Li Ganjie is rumored to be under investigation.

Hello everyone, this netizen said,

Big Bao, rumors of Li Ganjie being investigated suggest several outcomes: official announcement of his removal, resignation at the Fourth Plenary Session, quiet dismissal like He Weidong, or the same as Li Kajiang and Xu Qiliang.

Online rumors suggest Li Ganjie has been removed.

Big Bao, Jiang XX said Li Ganjie is under investigation. I wonder if that’s true.

My response is, there are four possible outcomes; he’s already said it.

Let’s first look at who Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu’s henchmen are. If Xi Jinping can promote vice ministers, he becomes general secretary. If none of Xi Jinping’s people can rise to the rank of general secretary, then Xi Jinping doesn’t have the power to be general secretary, only a title.

The general secretary’s only core power is promoting vice ministers to ministerial level. Everything else is nonsense for the General Secretary. Everything else can be delegated to others. The only thing he personally must decide is promotions to the vice-ministerial level. For officials above the vice-ministerial level, whoever decides who gets promoted, or who doesn’t, becomes the General Secretary.

There’s no eternal ruling party in this world, and no emperor who lasts forever. Xi Jinping is a complete idiot, controlling everything and pointing the way for the world. He’s just a compass. The General Secretary only needs to grasp the power of promoting vice-ministers to ministers; everything else is nonsense.

Let’s first briefly discuss China’s former Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, and then examine the relationship between Miao Deyu and Li Zhaoxing. Li Zhaoxing was Deng Xiaoping’s foreign secretary, as Li Zhaoxing himself stated in his article “Remembering Comrade Xiaoping’s Work in Foreign Affairs,” published on September 20, 2019, in Deng Xiaoping’s hometown newspaper, Guang’an Daily. In the spring of 1984, I was ordered to return from the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho to serve as assistant to Ma Yuzhen, then Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and concurrently as a spokesperson for the Ministry. This is Li Zhaoxing, because this article was written by Li Zhaoxing. Ma Yuzhen is Li Zhaoxing’s mentor.

Another piece of evidence is that our embassy immediately reported to China and proposed: “Spend the money where it counts, do what the West can’t,” and provide Benin with a small amount of emergency cash aid. The relevant domestic departments took special care of it, and the money arrived within a week. This was in 2006, and wasn’t Li Zhaoxing the Foreign Minister? It was Li Beifen, the Chinese ambassador to Benin, who asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to transfer the money in order to compete with Taiwan for diplomatic allies. Li Zhaoxing transferred the money to Li Beifen.

The so-called small amount of cash here is at least 100 million RMB, a small target. This wasn’t something Li Zhaoxing could decide; it was Hu Jintao, or perhaps Wen Jiabao, who decided to spend 100 million RMB to compete with Taiwan for diplomatic allies in Africa.

Before September 5, 2010, 39-year-old Miao Deyu served as Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Israel. The Israeli ambassador at the time was Zhao Jun (May 2007–July 2011). Miao Deyu was transferred from Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Israel to Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom. Zhao Jun also served as Counselor at the British Embassy.

Let’s see who promoted Zhao Jun. From 1992 to 1996, the 38-year-old Zhao Jun served as Deputy Director and then Director of the Western European Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The previous Directors were Yang Guirong (1990–1993) and Song Mingjiang (1993–1997).

The key point is Song Mingjiang.

On June 15, 2013, the China Public Diplomacy Association, the Peking Opera Association of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the China Petrochemical Corporation jointly held a summer Peking Opera concert. State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Vice Minister Song Tao, President of the Peking Opera Association of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sinopec General Manager Wang Tianpu, Executive Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhang Qiyue, Deputy Director of the Retired Cadres Bureau Cui Guojie, Ambassador Song Mingjiang, Executive Vice President of the Peking Opera Association, and Qin Hong, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Public Diplomacy Association, attended the event. Over 100 leaders from relevant departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Sinopec, as well as members of the Peking Opera Association, attended.

The President of the China Public Diplomacy Association is Li Zhaoxing.

Song Mingjiang is the Ambassador to Belgium, as is Zhang Qiyue. Song Mingjiang’s wife, Zhang Youyun, is the Political Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom. Wu Hailong, who succeeded Li Zhaoxing as the second President of the China Public Diplomacy Association, was also a Counselor to Israel. China’s entire diplomatic system is rife with inbreeding. It’s clear here that Song Mingjiang is Li Zhaoxing’s henchman, and Li Zhaoxing is a henchman for Deng Xiaoping and Hu Jintao.

This isn’t even the most unique aspect of Song Mingjiang’s background; he’s also a childhood friend of Wen Jiabao.

Song Mingjiang is also a childhood friend of Wen Jiabao.

Wen Jiabao grew up in Tianjin. In 1949, Wen Jiabao and his family moved out of No. 8 Wenjia Hutong and settled in Damoan Hutong, Ximenli, Nankai District. Song Mingjiang, Director of the China Institute of International Studies (formerly Director of the Department of Western European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Belgium, and Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union), was a childhood playmate of Wen Jiabao. At that time, the Song family also lived in Damoan Hutong, Ximenli. Wen Jiabao’s home was across the street from the Songs, and the two families were very familiar with each other.

To summarize, China’s new Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu was promoted to the Israeli Embassy by Ambassador Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun was promoted to the Western European Affairs Department by Song Mingjiang. Song Mingjiang was a henchman of Li Zhaoxing and a childhood friend of Wen Jiabao. Li Zhaoxing was Deng Xiaoping’s foreign secretary and the first Foreign Minister during Hu Jintao’s tenure as General Secretary. In 2006, Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao paid Li Zhaoxing’s junior colleague, Li Beifen, with a small goal of 100 million RMB to buy off diplomatic allies in Africa.

Miao Deyu and Miao Deyu’s mentor, Zhao Jun, both have connections to the Israeli and British embassies. Zhao Jun’s mentor, Song Mingjiang, was the Belgian ambassador, and Song Mingjiang’s wife, Zhang Youyun, was a British counselor. Another Belgian ambassador, Zhang Qiuyue, and Li Zhaoxing both worked in the Information Department. Li Zhaoxing’s successor as president of the Public Diplomacy Association, Wu Hailong, was a counselor at the Israeli Embassy.

Miao Deyu is an official of the same generation as Wen Jiabao’s childhood friend, Song Mingjiang. It was Wen Jiabao and Hu Jintao who launched the military coup that ousted Xi Jinping. Now, none of Xi Jinping’s officials can be promoted.

This netizen said,

The People’s Daily’s military review report also provides a clear clue: ten years ago, it directly mentioned that Baozi reviewed the troops and delivered a speech. This is completely different from the current practice of deliberately separating military review and speech into two separate events, with only Baozi being clearly stated as a speaker. Baozi is definitely no longer a figurehead.

This netizen said,

Big Bao, you’re going too far! What Cheng Jining did is equivalent to campaigning during Taiwan’s elections. What’s wrong with that? It’s very democratic. Cheng Jining studied for a doctorate and worked in the UK for over a decade. I think this experience is invaluable. He may be the one to lead the Communist Party’s transformation into a modern democratic party.

Everyone, come and see the filial son and grandson of a corrupt Communist Party official. It’s hilarious.

This isn’t directly related to this. Chen Jining does have objectively positive significance for the future development of mainland China’s political landscape. There are no truly good people in politics, in the secular sense.

This netizen said,

Reading the entire People’s Daily report on the 80th anniversary of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, you’ll find that it merely states that “Baozi will deliver an important speech.” However, there’s no subject for who will “review the troops.” It simply expresses the organizational will—”in the name of the CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission…” This aligns well with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao’s principle of collective leadership. Furthermore, this report differs significantly from the CCTV video from the previous day, reflecting the intense intra-party struggle, but the overall situation has already been determined.

This netizen said,

After coming to power, Baozi, in order to centralize power and suppress the State Council, established over ten leading groups, including the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms, the Leading Group for National Security, the Leading Group for Cybersecurity and Informatization, the Leading Group for Foreign Affairs, the Leading Group for Financial Policy, and the Diaoyu Islands Response Group, with Li Keqiang personally serving as their leader. He also appointed close associates like Liu He and Cai Qi to take over all matters that were previously under the jurisdiction of the State Council and the Premier, effectively seizing power from Li Keqiang. After Li Qiang ascended to power, Xi relegated him to a family lieutenant, a servant, a shopkeeper, and a lackey. If Xi Jinping were in power, he would never allow anyone other than himself to shamelessly solicit forced labor and enjoy all the honors.

This netizen said,
Some photos of Da Qiangzi in Zhejiang made him seem very close to Xi Jinping, but it turned out he was an undercover agent of the Jiang faction.

This netizen said,
On the evening of the 26th, People’s Daily published an article titled “A Review Across 80 Years.” The title mentioned “Review,” but the main text again emphasized Xi’s speech, without mentioning the military parade at all.

This netizen said,
He’s not going to Brazil, and he might attend the Fourth Plenary Session.

My response is, Miao Hua and He Weidong weren’t arrested by us, but by the CCP, but by Hu Jintao. After the Third Plenum, Xi Jinping refused to promote anyone. It wasn’t us who refused to promote them, it was the Communist Party. Similarly, Xi Jinping’s resignation wasn’t caused by us, but by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao. But we’re just putting on a show, looking for a show effect. As soon as we announced the September 3rd military parade, we immediately blocked Xi Jinping from traveling abroad to Brazil. If Xi Jinping were truly so powerful, how could he not even attend the BRICS summit?

This netizen said,

He’s just a nominal head of state. Every day, he just attends memorial services, sends congratulatory letters, makes phone calls, meets with foreign guests, and holds military parades. He does these daily tasks, completely sidelining important personnel promotions, the economy, and the Taiwan issue.

My response was, “Diplomacy is just a play on words, following orders from others. The newly promoted Vice Foreign Minister, Miao Deyu, is like a childhood friend of Wen Jiabao.”

This netizen said,

On September 3rd, Xi Baozi just talked.”

This netizen said,

Every word in the People’s Daily was meticulously reviewed by the Central Propaganda Department. The original draft should have read, “…at the 80th anniversary celebration, Xi Jinping, President of the Communist Party of China… and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will review the troops and deliver an important speech.” However, when the article was published, it was revised by Hu Heping to “…at the 80th anniversary celebration, including the review of the troops, Xi Jinping, President of the Communist Party of China… and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech.” The subject “reviewing the troops” was completely lost.

This netizen said,

Hu Heping didn’t say anything, the official media didn’t say anything, and only Wu Zeke said it. I think the signal sent is very clear: Baozi has no role in the Party and government anymore, and only the title of the Central Military Commission remains. 

He no longer has a Central Military Commission, and is now probably just the President of the country, acting as a ceremonial actor and making empty promises. He’s been excluded from important diplomatic meetings, and Putin has noticed this by now. Yes, but for the sake of appearances and harmony, a group of Communist Party bandits must keep Xi Jinping in a state of “passive discovery” of his power loss. Actively displaying internal strife would be extremely frightening for these bandits. They fear their weaknesses being exposed, and they are extremely afraid of instability.

My response is that one possibility is that Xi Jinping was allowed to deliver a speech at the 93rd military parade, allowing Xi Jinping to say that he was the one who took the initiative to hand over the positions of General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission to Hu Chunhua. This version is also possible.

“People’s Liberation Army Pictorial,” a major publication affiliated with the PLA News and Communication Center, has long focused on promoting the military’s achievements and highlighting Xi Jinping’s leadership. Its covers typically feature photos of Xi Jinping at important events, symbolizing his absolute control over the military. After rumors of Xi Jinping’s stroke and power transfer surfaced at the Third Plenum in July 2024, the magazine’s seventh issue, published in August, replaced Xi Jinping’s photo with a military helicopter. This practice continued in the eighth and ninth issues, with Xi Jinping’s photo restored in November. The photo was then removed again in the fourth and fifth issues in May 2025 and June 2025. This repetitive shift stands in stark contrast to Xi’s previous dominance of the cover, suggesting that the adjustments in the military’s propaganda tone are not accidental but rather reflect the erosion of Xi Jinping’s power.

In particular, the absence of Xi Jinping from the cover of the PLA Pictorial following the official announcement in June 2025 that the September 3rd commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression would be held in Tiananmen Square, where Xi would deliver a speech and review troops, is intriguing. Previously, from January to June 2024, Xi Jinping was featured on the cover, with the exception of the Fujian aircraft carrier’s maiden voyage. In 2023, he was featured only on specific themes (such as the New Year and aircraft carriers). The removal of Xi Jinping from the PLA Pictorial’s cover in three issues after July 2024, coupled with another removal in May and June 2025, suggests that the military may no longer prioritize Xi Jinping as a core propaganda force, aligning with rumors that he has lost both military and party power.

The repeated removal of Xi Jinping from the PLA Pictorial’s cover since July 2024, particularly after the announcement of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression conference in May and June 2025, suggests a substantial loss of his power. The shift in the military’s stance and the unusual changes in the magazine’s layout suggest that those controlling the Party may be preparing for a power transfer at the Fourth Plenary Session. Xi Jinping’s speech and the military parade arrangements may be part of a “drama” designed to conceal the truth and pave the way for the transition of new leadership.

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