US EditionConflict: What Xi's Kahlschlag in the Military Means for China and Taiwan
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After the fall of top general Zhang, the question arises whether the clean-up wave has reached its peak – or whether Xi has deprived other confidants. China observers are concerned.
His removal means no other general in the PLA can feel safe now, said Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute. China has been purging...
China's top military leaders have been purged by Xi Jinping, accused of corruption and disloyalty to Xi.
The official announcement of the downfall of Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia and Joint Staff Chief of Staff Liu Zhenli has triggered a shockwave within the military. Sources familiar with the matter within the military have revealed sharp disagreements between Xi Jinping and senior generals on issues such as Taiwan Strait military affairs and the response to the pandemic. It is alleged that Zhang Youxia and other CMC leade…
Over the past three years, the Central Military Commission, elected in 2022, has suffered unprecedented losses: by January 2026, from seven members, it was first reduced to four. And with the arrest of Yusya and Zhenli, the legitimate leadership of the army has fallen to two figures: Xi Jinping and another of his compatriots from Shanxi, Zhang Shengmin (the latter oversaw the “reductions”, as head of the army’s supervisory body). Political turbu…
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