How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
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Xi demands absolute loyalty from the People's Liberation Army
How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
New York Times: “The crisis threatens one of Mr. Xi’s great feats: the transformation of the Chinese military into a formidable force with new aircraft carriers, hypersonic missiles and an expanding nuclear arsenal. And it comes as China’s rivalry with the United States has intensified, and as the Trump administration has put American firepower, and its limits, on vivid display in Venezuela and Iran.” “China’s war readiness may be disrupted for …
The purge that the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has inflicted on the military elite was evident at a recent legislative meeting. A year earlier, the images of state television showed about 40 generals present. This time, there was only a handful. However, Mr. Xi indicated that the seizure, comparable to those of the Mao era, was not yet over. With impassible countenance, he warned the remaining officers to be wary of disloyalty. “The armed forces…
Xi Jinping has been rebuilding China's People's Liberation Army into a global military force for more than a decade, but he has now begun cleaning up among the military leadership. During a recent parliamentary meeting, State television showed that there were only a few generals present, while dozens of high-ranking military personnel visited him last year. The New York Times has written that there is now one of the deepest political crises in t…
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