And a military leader called Zhang Youxia holds the balance of power for now and this could affect the posture of China on such key issues as:
attacking Taiwan
trade with the US
relationship to Russia, Iran and Turkey (the 3 big players in Ezek 38)
and it's ability to project power thru the world via the SCO (Shanghai Cooperative Organization) or the BRICS
I occasionally watch this channel and a few other "china watchers" to see what's really happening over there, as the western media doesn't seem to do much with China and China is affecting the world quite a bit whether it's trade, or threats from it's microbiology labs, it's focus on AI or posturing as a threat in the South China Sea and countries nearby.
here is the video - YouTube that I refer to in this post. It's about the guy who is taking control of the military and police and eliminating Xi's loyalists.
Just so you can see what might be happening to Xi - YouTube is the house arrest video in which she explains some very odd stuff in Xi's last few public appearances- which should happen in the State buildings, but seem to be happening at his home- a big break in Chinese protocol. On the other hand maybe he got tired of leaving for work and is enjoying a work from home period. As many people do.
Back to the main point
Zhang Youxia is more of a hardliner than Xi
He is removing Xi's allies. He's already taken down several of Xi's key supporters in the army. (People's Liberation Army or PLA for short)
He was involved in the recent military disputes with India- he is controlling the army AND the police so his influence is strong and whoever gets chosen as leader will have to listen to this man and he wants Taiwan just as much as Xi.
Xi was more reliant on diplomacy and was softer in approach.
This is a hardline return to the CCP.
Xi's fall will simply mean a more hardline and aggressive posture towards Taiwan and the rest of the world. Whether he takes power and leads directly or acts as a puppet master, he will affect things.
This may simply be speculative, or it could signal the start of a change in China- not for the better as far as military stuff goes.
I pay attention because it's always been a puzzle to me that as Ezek 38 seems to be shaping up, China is not mentioned as one of the invaders, yet if you look at the alliances, China is a key ally with Russia, Iran and Turkey in the SCO as well as BRICS.
She and the other China watchers have also been reporting on the huge number of deaths in China since Covid, resulting in an extraordinary gap between the official population number and the real one. This is on top of the continuing lack of births.
This affects how China is perceived around the world as a potential market for things like American exports for example. If China has indeed fallen behind India in it's population, then that affects things like estimated trade imbalances and China's ability to bargain because if their population is much lower, they can't import goods at expected rates even if they weren't in a financial crisis brought on by the Evergrande disaster, and now the tariff situation.
This could also be putting pressure on China to act now while they still can project power.
Thought I'd toss it in here in case other people find that sort of thing interesting.
attacking Taiwan
trade with the US
relationship to Russia, Iran and Turkey (the 3 big players in Ezek 38)
and it's ability to project power thru the world via the SCO (Shanghai Cooperative Organization) or the BRICS
I occasionally watch this channel and a few other "china watchers" to see what's really happening over there, as the western media doesn't seem to do much with China and China is affecting the world quite a bit whether it's trade, or threats from it's microbiology labs, it's focus on AI or posturing as a threat in the South China Sea and countries nearby.
here is the video - YouTube that I refer to in this post. It's about the guy who is taking control of the military and police and eliminating Xi's loyalists.
Just so you can see what might be happening to Xi - YouTube is the house arrest video in which she explains some very odd stuff in Xi's last few public appearances- which should happen in the State buildings, but seem to be happening at his home- a big break in Chinese protocol. On the other hand maybe he got tired of leaving for work and is enjoying a work from home period. As many people do.
Back to the main point
Zhang Youxia is more of a hardliner than Xi
He is removing Xi's allies. He's already taken down several of Xi's key supporters in the army. (People's Liberation Army or PLA for short)
He was involved in the recent military disputes with India- he is controlling the army AND the police so his influence is strong and whoever gets chosen as leader will have to listen to this man and he wants Taiwan just as much as Xi.
Xi was more reliant on diplomacy and was softer in approach.
This is a hardline return to the CCP.
Xi's fall will simply mean a more hardline and aggressive posture towards Taiwan and the rest of the world. Whether he takes power and leads directly or acts as a puppet master, he will affect things.
This may simply be speculative, or it could signal the start of a change in China- not for the better as far as military stuff goes.
I pay attention because it's always been a puzzle to me that as Ezek 38 seems to be shaping up, China is not mentioned as one of the invaders, yet if you look at the alliances, China is a key ally with Russia, Iran and Turkey in the SCO as well as BRICS.
She and the other China watchers have also been reporting on the huge number of deaths in China since Covid, resulting in an extraordinary gap between the official population number and the real one. This is on top of the continuing lack of births.
This affects how China is perceived around the world as a potential market for things like American exports for example. If China has indeed fallen behind India in it's population, then that affects things like estimated trade imbalances and China's ability to bargain because if their population is much lower, they can't import goods at expected rates even if they weren't in a financial crisis brought on by the Evergrande disaster, and now the tariff situation.
This could also be putting pressure on China to act now while they still can project power.
Thought I'd toss it in here in case other people find that sort of thing interesting.
