On June 8, Xinhua News Agency reported on Xi Jinping's arrival in North Korea, with a video news report showing Kim Jong-un holding a welcoming ceremony for him. However, the video did not show Xi Jinping on camera at all. This indirectly confirms the rumors that a coup d'état occurred at the top of the CCP leadership on May 26, resulting in Xi Jinping's arrest, but that a body double was sent to North Korea to dispel rumors.

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