Reports from The Global Eye emerged between 3:46 PM and 5:15 PM UTC on January 27, 2026, claiming deployment of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) military personnel around the Forbidden City in Beijing. The reports surfaced over the 1-hour-29-minute window without official confirmation from Chinese authorities. The Global Eye posted on X stating '#BREAKING | 🇨🇳 - Reports are emerging about a deployment of Chinese PLA military personnel around the Forbidden City in the capital Beijing,' according to the source monitored during this period. A related post from TaiwanMonitor, cited by The Global Eye, referenced an image from today's Lunar New Year simulation exercise identifying systems including M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, Sky Sword II missile launcher, NCSIST Capricorn short-range UAV, and CM-33/34 IFVs, sourced from Youth Daily News. These claims follow unverified social media reports from the prior period ending 3:46 PM UTC, including @AteoBreaking's notes on Te-Jing forces near the Forbidden City and @News24global98's claims of military convoys toward Beijing, as detailed in the previous report. No official statements verified the deployments during the current window. The reports occur amid earlier Chinese Foreign Ministry tensions, where spokesperson Guo Jiakun rebuked Japan over Taiwan comments at a January 27 press conference, though no direct link to military activity was stated.
