The chinese president Xi Jin Ping is reportedly under house arrest as revelations about him being stripped off the chairmanship of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in a coup  emerged. If true, such an eventuality could shake global politics in a monumental way.

General Li Qiaoming is president Xi’s possible successor as everything points to a heightened military buildup in the capital Beijing. Social media was abuzz with videos showing convoys of military vehicles heading to the city.

“#PLA military vehicles heading to #Beijing on Sep 22. Starting from Huanlai County near Beijing & ending in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, entire procession as long as 80 KM. Meanwhile, rumor has it that #XiJinping was under arrest after #CCP seniors removed him as head of PLA (sic),” tweeted one Jennifer Zeng.

Trouble has been brewing in the East Asian giant ever since the COVID pandemic hit,  the aftermath of the pandemic saw the cost of living skyrocket. The economic bubble that was always expanding had burst as unemployment set in especially among the youth.

In addition, the communist party took a very strict stance in controlling the spread of the highly infectious virus and the COVID rules were enforced with brutality which led to resentment by the Chinese people

“This video of military vehicles moving to Beijing comes immediately after the grounding of 59 per cent of the flights in the country and the jailings of senior officials. There’s a lot of smoke, which means there is a fire somewhere inside the CCP. China is unstable,” said author Gordon G Chang.

These speculations come when president Xi is supposed to be preparing for  a political meeting next month where the Chinese  President is expected to secure an unprecedented third term.

The run up to this very important endorsement by the party has seen Mr Xi crackdown on his perceived opponents through high profile sentences. The two ministers and four other officials, who were sentenced to life, are reportedly part of a ‘political faction’.