'Xi Jinping Ousted, Under House Arrest?': Internet Abuzz with Biggest 'Coup' Rumours About Chinese Presiden - News18

The rumour goes - Xi Jinping has been removed as the head of China's People's Liberation Army or PLA and has been placed under house arrest. Twitter is buzzing and the biggest rumour it has dropped is the possibility of the Chinese President Xi Jinping being placed under house arrest after what is being dubbed an alleged coup to dethrone him from his presidential chair. There have been reports of some sort of revolt within the China's People's Liberation Army over the 'Zero Covid Policy' in China that mandates anyone who travels out of the country to undergo a rigorous quarantine process. New rumour to be checked out: Is Xi jingping under house arrest in Beijing ? 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. More unverified reports on Twitter that add to the rumour include that of the reports of no commercial flights flying over Beijing. "More evidence to disprove the 'coup' rumour. Xi's congratulatory letter to China News to mark the 70th anniversary was published yesterday around 2:30 PM Beijing time. He will reemerge in public in the next few days," Brar tweeted along with the image of the letter by the Chinese President. The rumour comes amid a spate of high-profile cases and sentences this past couple of months that are a part of China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term.