Xi’s Military Purge Is About Loyalty, Not Graft

Xi Jinping Promotes Two Generals to Refill a Chinese Military Command Hollowed Out by His Own Purges

The new discipline chief shares the surname Zhang, written with a "bow," reviving a prophecy that a bow-bearing officer threatens Xi's rule.

Xi’s Military Purge Is About Loyalty, Not Graft

In January 2026, the world’s largest standing army lost the top of its command in a single announcement. Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, the two officers who ran the People’s Liberation Army under Xi Jinping, went under investigation on the same day. The seven-seat Central Military Commission dropped to two. One of the two is...Read More “Xi’s Military Purge Is About Loyalty, Not Graft” »