- Monday, March 10, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
The virtual world was abuzz on Saturday over rumours that Chinese president Xi Jinping, one of the most leaders that the Asian power has seen in history, was put under house arrest after being removed by the Chinese Communist Party as the head of the People’s Liberation Army.
The rumours were made stronger by reports and claims that several flights across the country were cancelled earlier this week for unknown reasons and that military vehicles were rushing towards Beijing.
The claims were yet not verified but reactions came in thick and fast over the speculations that Xi has been put under house arrest (one tweet even said that he was removed as the president). Reactions were particularly pouring in from India, China’s southern neighbour with which it shares a not-so-smooth relationship and often engages in border conflicts.
Recently, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with president XI at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan but they did not speak, fuelling speculations that all was not well. It was the first time that the two leaders came face to face since the two countries’ troops had a horrible clash in eastern Ladakh in June 2020.
There were fun-filled reactions to the speculations that Xi has found himself at a disadvantage on his home turf and here are some reactions:
Xi Jinping reportedly seen selling Momos in Nepal after end of his political career.#XiJinping pic.twitter.com/1IyAplBrdX
— आदित्य शाही (Āditya Shāhi) (@chocolatchef9) September 24, 2022
The PLA has taken control of China. Xi put under house arrest. General #li mi Tun is the new president.#XiJinping #chinacoup pic.twitter.com/vHsBuR5Vls
— Density Wave (@DensityWave) September 24, 2022
Xi Jing Ping. Gone.
— SUHEL SETH (@Suhelseth) September 24, 2022
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. Then House arrest followed. So goes the rumour.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 24, 2022
Taiwan,india and US after the news of "Xi Jinping been placed under house arrest"#XiJinping pic.twitter.com/lRZs9Koaa6
— Y@sh ?? (@i_m_yash__) September 24, 2022
Meanwhile #XiJinping asking help from #Putin after he was put under house arrest ?? pic.twitter.com/5v5kGdu9rK
— aapka padosi (@padosiii) September 24, 2022
Putin After Hearing news of #XiJinping plausible arrest. pic.twitter.com/arnIArcPjy
— Sidharth Rajput (@LegitSidharth) September 24, 2022
It pisses me off that there could be a military coup in China or mobilisation in Russia and we will have no information about it, but someone farts in White House or Indian parliament and its immediately breaking news. #xijinping
— Raghav (@vegiraghav) September 24, 2022
#XiJinping answering about all rumours floating against him ? pic.twitter.com/mhSG0dSIp0
— The Maverick (@Phoenix_on_Rise) September 24, 2022
Operation Lotus#XiJinping pic.twitter.com/wHn4TV0p27
— Vedant Kulkarni (@footandarm) September 24, 2022
#XiJinping after the house arrest by PLA : pic.twitter.com/PnhESSK2Pg
— iDevR (@iDev_R) September 24, 2022
Indian communist Responding to #XiJinping house arrests ? pic.twitter.com/jGlgeXt0fn
— Debiprasad (@AskLipun) September 24, 2022
