The Fourth Plenary Session has concluded, and the communique’s content is unremarkable with no waves. Xi Jinping has not lost power, and neither Wang nor Hu has returned to the center.
At the same time, no additional members have been added to the Military Commission, and the 47 absent Central Committee members (historically rare) have only been partially filled with 11, leaving 36 vacancies.
The only major change is that Military Commission member Zhang Shengmin has been promoted to Vice Chairman of the Military Commission. It’s unknown whose person he is, but given that he helped take down 9 generals, he is highly likely to be closely related to the main figure in the Military Commission (Zhang Youxia). And he has not entered the Central Political Bureau either.
Here’s how I interpret the outcome of the Fourth Plenary Session: a ceasefire along the line.
Of course, there’s also the possibility that there was never any anti-Xi faction in the military—it was all just wild speculation. But as for me, starting from a week ago, looking at the CCP’s dynamics over the past year, after reviewing back and forth, my conclusion is that it does exist, it truly exists, and this time they tried to force a showdown to bring Xi down, but the goal was not achieved.
Trump really wants both sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict to agree to a “ceasefire along the line,” but Putin disagrees. In the CCP’s internal war, both sides have agreed.
Does a ceasefire along the line mean everything is fine?
The string of purges in the PLA suggests an existential struggle between the old and new guard. And now there’s a clear winner.
On October 17, China announced the ouster from the Communist Party of General He Weidong, the second-highest ranking officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, for corruption. His dismissal, and that of Admiral Miao Hua, are shocking.
President Xi Jinping had helicoptered He into the Central Military Commission (CMC) just three years ago and promoted Miao Hua in 2017 to rejuvenate the leadership of the military high command. Now He has become the first CMC vice chairman to be removed from power in over four decades. Moreover, the ouster follows an unprecedented number of dismissals and disappearance of senior military officers since mid-2023. In fact, amid the successive ousters, the CMC is now down to just four members.
My assessment is that this is a purge triggered by a power struggle between the CMC’s first-ranked vice chairman, Zhang Youxia, and the ambitious up-from-the-troops ordinary soldiers, He Weidong and Miao Hua.
Zhang represents the old, princeling elite of the PLA. His father was a Red Army hero of the 1920s and 1930s and was equal in stature to Xi Jinping’s father. Zhang Youxia built his military career on being a hero during the 1979 border war against the Vietnamese. My friends who have met him tell me he is a tough old soldier in the Maoist tradition: profane, entitled, and intolerant.
PLA General Zhang Youxia, pictured here during a 2017 meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, seems to have emerged victorious in the power struggles within China’s military.
Eastern Europeans are deeply aware of what being conquered entails and still have living memories of it.
In today’s Europe and West, we should look up to Eastern Europeans in areas such as cultural preservation, the importance of ethnic cohesion, the importance of expanding ethnic cohesion to include all Whites and anyone else who truly supports the preservation and development of the West.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a major overhaul of the country’s refugee system, and it may forever change the way people seek and are given refuge on American soil.
Documents obtained by The New York Times suggest the changes would give preference to specific groups, including English speakers, white South Africans, and Europeans who oppose migration.
Earlier this month, Trump planned to slash US refugee admissions from a target of 125,000 last year under the Biden administration to as few as 7,500 in the upcoming fiscal year, according to ABC News.
The proposed changes to the US refugee programme would focus on how well applicants can fit into American society. Refugees might also be asked to take classes on US history, values, and cultural norms.
“The sharp increase in diversity has reduced the level of social trust essential for the functioning of a democratic polity. The administration should only welcome refugees who can be fully and appropriately assimilated and are aligned with the president’s objectives,” according to one of the documents.
Donald Trump is planning a massive revamp of the IRS that will allow him to target wealthy Democratic donors who the White House believes could be funding nefarious political activities.
Scott Bessent – the interim IRS Commissioner – has appointed advisor Gary Shapley to gather a list of candidates to potentially face criminal inquiries, including billionaire Democrat funder George Soros.
Trump also has cooperation from Congress where Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation to go after funders of this weekend’s anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests under the RICO Act.
‘Follow the money. Cut off the money,’ Cruz told Sean Hannity Wednesday. ‘You look at this No Kings rally – there’s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network is behind funding these rallies which may well turn into riots.’
Cruz added that he’s ‘introduced legislation that would allow DOJ to use RICO to prosecute the money that is funding these No Kings Protests.’
Soros and his son have long been a boogeyman for his massive spending toward Democrats and George the only person known to be on Shapley’s list.
Soros’ Open Society Foundation is the world’s largest funder of left-wing causes.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has told the European Commission that Poland will reject any EU plan to relocate irregular migrants, insisting the country already carries the burden of defending the bloc’s eastern border while also hosting about a million war refugees from Ukraine.
He insisted that “the safety of European citizens must come first” and vowed that Poland “will not agree to any actions by European institutions that would aim to settle illegal migrants in Poland.”
In a letter to von der Leyen, the Polish president said his country would “not agree to any actions by European institutions that would aim to settle illegal migrants in Poland.”
…lip reader Nicola Hickling told the Daily Mail that the handshake was much more than just a casual greeting between the two leaders.
‘Nice to see you, so you agreed?’ Trump told Macron who soon turned away from the camera and muttered an inaudible response.
‘Are you being genuine?’ Trump asks as Macron quickly replies, ‘Of course.’
The commander-in-chief then tightens his grips around Macron’s palm before shooting back, ‘Okay, so now I want to know why, you hurt me. I already know.’
Trump then squeezes Macron’s hand again as the French president looks down and away from the cameras.
It’s not clear what the pair speaking about; however, it comes weeks after Macron was seen mocking Trump with world leaders.
The two leaders have a colorful history together, often appearing to appear friendly, despite occasionally criticizing each other in public.
Speaking slowly and clearly Trump says, ‘I am making peace.’
Macron then taps Trump’s hand and replies, ‘Ah come on’; while Trump ignores and grasps tighter.
‘I only hurt those who hurt others,’ Trump tells Macron while pointing at the cameras.
‘I see. We will have to see about that,’ Macron says before pausing issuing a stark warning to Trump. ‘You will see what is about to happen.’
Trump concludes, ‘I’d like to see you do it, do it. I’ll see you in a bit.’
In the dimly lit corridors of Capitol Hill, where backroom deals shape American foreign policy, House Speaker Mike Johnson recently conducted what can only be described as a strategic war council. On the afternoon of September 17, 2025, Johnson gathered with a who’s who of pro-Israel organizations for a private meeting ostensively designed to eliminate dissenting voices within the Republican Party. What emerged from this closed-door session reveals a coordinated effort to ensure ideological orthodoxy on Israel.
The meeting itself reads like something out of a tired political thriller. Johnson, who described himself to the assembled group as a “Reagan Republican” focused on “peace through strength,” went on to make a startling admission that isolationism is rising within the Republican Party and that a major debate on the issue is likely once President Donald Trump leaves office.
But Johnson’s most revealing statement came when he told the group that in his candidate-recruiting efforts, he’s working to filter out isolationists to prevent that wing of the party from growing more prominent in the House. Four people who attended the meeting confirmed this extraordinary pledge to Jewish Insider.
“The speaker was very, very direct about the U.S. role with Israel and in the world and understands that there are voices that don’t agree in both parties, on both extremes, and urges us all to be involved in fighting back against those extremes,” Eric Fingerhut, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, told the publication.
The guest list for Johnson’s gathering was a who’s who of America’s most powerful pro-Israel organizations. In attendance were representatives from The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the Republican Jewish Coalition, Agudath Israel of America, AIPAC, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, National Council of Jewish Women, Synergos Holdings, CUFI Action, the Orthodox Union, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Standard Industries, the American Jewish Committee, Zionist Organization of America, National Debt Relief, Jewish Institute for National Security of America, the Deborah Project, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Coalition for Jewish Values and the Endowment for Middle East Truth. This comprehensive coalition represents the full spectrum of pro-Israel advocacy, from religious organizations to political action committees to think tanks—a formidable alliance with vast resources and influence.
…A University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll conducted between July 29 and August 7 showcased a dramatic generational divide within the Republican Party. While 52 percent of Republicans aged 35 and older sympathize more with Israel, that figure drops to just 24 percent among those aged 18 to 34.
The split grows even wider when it comes to Gaza. Among older Republicans, 52 percent view Israel’s actions as justified. Among younger ones, only 22 percent agree. “The change taking place among young Republicans is breathtaking,” said Shibley Telhami, the poll’s principal investigator. “While 52 percent of older Republicans (35+) sympathize more with Israel, only 24 percent of younger Republicans (18–34) say the same—fewer than half.”
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