Latest China Purge Raises Fear of Military Miscalculation

Xi’s military purge of top general may set back his Taiwan ambitions

The upheavals may affect a 2027 milestone he has set for modernising the military. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Loneliest Man in Zhongnanhai: Xi Jinping's Purges and the Price of Absolute Power

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed yet another seismic purge in the People’s Liberation Army, removing two of its highest-ranking commanders: Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Gen. Zhang Youxia and CMC member Gen. Liu Zhenli. Announced in late January 2026, this move has reduced the once seven-member CMC—China’s supreme military authority—to just two: Xi himself as chairman and the remaining vice chairman, Gen. Zhang Shengmin…

Latest China purge raises fear of military miscalculation

A sweeping purge of China's senior generals is raising questions about the country's internal volatility as well as fears of a military miscalculation.

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