The consequences of the surprise decision to remove and investigate the second man in the military decision chain in Beijing for espionage and corruption seem to be catching up with Xi Jinping.
General Zhang Youxia was arrested last weekend, accused of transmitting nuclear secrets to the US and committing acts intended to undermine the authority of the president, despite old personal and family ties with the latter.
Along with Zhang Youxia, the vice president of the Central Military Commission (CMC), General Liu Zhenli, head of the Joint Staff Department, was also arrested.
After these events, social networks, especially X (formerly Twitter), were flooded with unconfirmed reports suggesting that a military coup is taking place in China, and that President Xi Jinping has been placed under house arrest.
Against this backdrop, several flights due to take off from the capital Beijing were cancelled.
A widely distributed video recording on X, but without its authenticity being confirmed, apparently shows a column of dozens of military vehicles heading towards the Chinese capital.
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