Ask a logical question of WHY? Why would the CPC leadership, along with the PLA purposely embarrassed itself by supposedly removing it's own elected/selected leader from power? What's the motivating factor? Is it because of the dreaded complained "Dynamic Zero-COVID policy? The alignment of interests with Russia due to the hyper-threat and push its facing from the U.S. and her allies? The CPC/PLA leadership were dismayed, angered that Gen.Sec. Xi didn't order old witch Pelosi's plane from being shut down? Or that PLA/CPC corrupt leaders lost so much of their money from the government induced property devaluation, along with the crackdown on private tutoring, tech sector all of which were approved by the standing committee in the POLITBURO.
The CPC as a political organization has been methodical, rationale, pragmatic with their approach to governing most especially after Deng's ascendant to power and the introduction of his opening up policy for China.
If the CPC were to forcibly removed their own leader in such a clowning banana Republic manner such action would bring about huge legitimacy issue domestically along with the prestige, respect, and credibility of their political system both at home and abroad. Such action would bring forth euphoria to China's enemies all around the world least of all the U.S.
If the CPC leadership was composed of selfish retards then for sure the rumour of Xi being removed from power can be believed. China isn't a banana republic, and the CPC isn't a retarded political organization.