Tag: Liu Zhenli
Xi Jinping Promotes Two Generals to Refill a Chinese Military Command Hollowed Out by His Own Purges
On July 3, 2026, Xi Jinping promoted two officers to the rank of full general, the highest active-duty...
Xi Jinping Locked Up China’s Top Generals for 10 Weeks in a Military Loyalty Purge
China's military just wrapped up a ten-week program that confined hundreds of senior generals at a Beijing...
Behind Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Inner Military Circle in Early 2026
This is the third in a three-part series covering recent political developments in the leadership of...
China’s Military Purge Removed 14 Lawmakers, but Its Two Most Senior Targets Kept Their Seats
China's legislature stripped 14 officials of their seats in a single late-night notice on June 26, 2026...
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...
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...
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...
Half the Podium Sat Empty at China’s Military Delegation Session
Since the 20th Party Congress in 2022, Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and chairman of the Central...
China’s Military Delegation Missing Deputy Leader Amid Ongoing PLA Shake-Up
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police delegation to the National People’s Congress...
Xi Jinping’s Expanding Military Purge Now Reaches His Own Inner Circle
On Feb. 26, 2026, the standing committee of China's rubber-stamp legislature quietly tore open the curtain...