By Li Muzi, Janet Huang, Vision Times
A self-proclaimed insider from China Central Television (CCTV) has resurfaced online, alleging widespread internal discontent with current leader Xi Jinping, while exposing a “sweeping internal purge” aimed at curbing leaks and dissent within the regime’s flagship broadcaster.
The whistleblower, posting anonymously through X account “Qiángguó Wāhā” (墙国蛙蛤蛤), introduced himself as “a still-breathing employee of the Big Underpants” — a sarcastic reference to CCTV’s headquarters building in Beijing. The latest series of posts, shared on Oct. 13, follow an earlier disclosure made on Oct. 4, both claiming to come from the same mid-level staffer still working inside the network.
In the initial post, the anonymous employee painted a picture of growing cynicism and unease among CCTV journalists toward the Chinese leader. “Who among us doesn’t know more than that provincial bumpkin on the podium?” the writer asked. “He can’t even read the teleprompter properly. When we speak privately — no one, not one of us — truly respects him.”
The whistleblower noted that ridicule of Xi Jinping has become routine within the newsroom, even as daily broadcasts remain dominated by “unbearable flattery.”
“When we edit the shows, we have to leave the windows open,” the post read. “The stench of bootlicking would suffocate us.” He added that Xi’s televised slip-ups, including misread scripts and awkward moments that break protocol, are “just the tip of the...
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