Tag: Central Military Commission
China’s Military Command Body Issues Rules That Sideline Xi Jinping’s Authority
On May 27, China's state news agency Xinhua reported that the Central Military Commission (CMC), the...
Reports Claim Former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Has Lost Freedom in Daily Life Due to Alleged
The political situation within the Chinese Communist Party is described as unpredictable and complex....
US Space Force Report: China Accelerating Space Warfare Capabilities Toward 2040
Reports from the U.S. military and rumors circulating on Chinese WeChat appeared almost at the same time...
Chinese Military YouTube Channel Rebranded After Posting Videos That Drew Online Ridicule of Xi Jinping
For months, a Chinese military-affiliated YouTube channel published and retained footage of Chinese Communist...
Wang Xiaohong Missing for 24 Days, Rumors Swirl of Power Struggle Inside CCP
Xi Jinping’s close ally and Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, has not made a public appearance...
Xinhua Drops Xi Jinping From a Line That Used to Place Him Alongside Mao Zedong
On April 8, 2026, China's official Xinhua News Agency released a set-piece article titled "Forging a...
PLA General Li Guangju’s Death Announced Weeks Late as Questions Surround Zhang Youxia Circle
A retired Chinese general with longstanding ties to senior military leader Zhang Youxia died in late...
Why Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Is Destroying China’s Own Armed Forces
In March 2026, the National People's Congress, Beijing's rubber-stamp legislature, opened its annual...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Widens as Reports Claim Five More Retired Generals Detained
Only a handful of full generals appeared in Beijing this March. At China’s annual legislative meetings...
Chinese Navy Commander Hu Zhongming Reportedly Detained After Disappearing From Public View
Unverified reports circulating on social media claim that Hu Zhongming, commander of the Chinese navy...
Disgraced Former Foreign Minister Qin Gang Reappears Amid Xi’s Military Purges
On March 8, 2026, while delegates to China's annual Two Sessions, the concurrent sessions of the National...
Xi Jinping Signaled More Military Purges at the 2026 Two Sessions
Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China's...