July 17, 2024, the Tiananmen Square section of Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, China, was completely closed.

The rumor that Xi Pighead had a stroke is probably true! https://t.co/aaMsQnNG46

— I hate CCP,天安门大屠杀1989年6月4日,共匪,五毛,光復香港,時代革命 (@hongkongishere) July 18, 2024

Update: Another account/rumor, reportedly from the hospital, states that Xi Jinping actually fell.

After giving a report for over an hour, he missed a step while walking down from the stage and tumbled down several steps.

He is reportedly still undergoing emergency…

— Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferzeng97) July 17, 2024

Very curious:

Is Russia lying again?

Today, Russian-language media and social media are rapidly spreading this piece of news, written in the same way: " 'Catastrophe in China': Chinese leader Xi Jinping suffered a stroke – he is on the verge of death, doctors are now fighting… pic.twitter.com/Iq6mNQIZwK

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 17, 2024

-Following news is unconfirmed so hold your celebrations
–#China’s Pres for life #XiJinping in all likelihood suffered stroke during delayed 3rd Plenum(15-18 Jul)
-Xi already suffers from Cerebral Aneurysm so full-blown stroke, permanent damage to brain or death are not ruled out pic.twitter.com/cvIlFwQYpZ

— Insightful Geopolitics (@InsightGL) July 17, 2024

Xi Jinping just had a stroke at CCP’s Third Plenary Session?

Since yesterday, Chinese social media has been buzzing with the news that something 'big' has happened. pic.twitter.com/BKnOTDLfXf

— Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferzeng97) July 16, 2024