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2024-08-20 China-Japan-Koreas
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Unfounded Xi Jinping 'Stroke' Rumors Fanned by Russian Media
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[NEWSWEEK] Rumors that Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered a stroke have gone viral on Russian social media, causing a stir and leading to various speculative reports.
The incident was alleged to have occurred during the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Third Plenary Session, which ran from Monday to Thursday. The meetings, attended by top party leadership, are widely anticipated by China analysts for signs of policy changes that could set the direction of the country's development.
The rumor gained traction on Wednesday when it was reported on by Jennifer Zeng, a human rights activist formerly with the Falun Gong-backed, anti-CCP news outlet The Epoch Times, on her show "Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng."
"Since yesterday, Chinese social media has been buzzing with the news that something 'big' has happened," Zeng wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The Chinese and Russian foreign ministries did not immediately respond to written requests for comment.
Russian news agency RuNews24 amplified the rumors with a headline reading, "There is a tragedy in China: the life of Chinese leader Xi Jinping hangs by a thread." Another Russian outlet, Hibiny, reported, "Chinese leader Xi Jinping suffered a stroke," adding "he is on the verge of death" and "doctors are now fighting for his life."
Both sources acknowledged the lack of concrete information and noted the lack of an official Chinese response.
The rumors were also circulated by Ukrainian media.
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