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‘China Military Coup’: PLA General Rumored On Indian Media To Replace Xi Jinping In A Coup Is Now PLAGF Commander
January 5, 2023
In an interesting turn of events, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) named General Li Qiaoming its new Ground Force Commander. General Li previously served as the Commander of a significant command that bordered North Korea and Russia.
In September 2022, there were speculations on social media indicating that a military coup was underway in China and General Li Qiaoming had replaced Xi Jinping as the Chinese President. These rumors set social media abuzz, with popular Indian social media accounts fiercely promoting it.
At the time, Indian politician Subramanian Swamy said in a tweet: “When Xi was in Samarkand recently, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party were supposed to have removed Xi from the Party’s in-charge of Army. Then House arrest followed. So goes the rumor.”
As it turns out, the news was merely a rumor. A month later, in October, Li was elected to the Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee, which is in charge of choosing the members of the Standing Committee and the Politburo.
This indicates that while Li may not be replacing Xi, he may have impressed the President, who keeps a tight grip on the Chinese Communist Party.
In a significant turnaround of events, the 61-year-old Li made his debut as the Commander of the PLA Ground Forces on January 4, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. He had reportedly resigned from the position of Northern Theater Commander three months ago.
'China Military Coup': PLA General Rumored To Replace Xi Jinping In A Coup Is Now PLAGF Commander
In an interesting turn of events, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has named General Li Qiaoming as its new Ground Force Commander. General Li previously served as the commander of a significant command that bordered North Korea and Russia.
eurasiantimes.com
