Tag: military loyalty
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...
Xi Jinping’s ‘Achilles’ Heel:’ Why Loyalty in China’s Military Has Become His Biggest Fear
On the afternoon of March 7, Xi Jinping attended a plenary meeting of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA...
Xi Jinping’s Generals Are Hiding in Their Barracks, Afraid They Could Be Purged Next
China's war zone commanders canceled holiday plans and stayed on base In the days following the announced...
How Far Will Xi Jinping Go? The Military Purge That Reveals the Endgame of Personal Rule in China
By Li Zhide The rapid hollowing-out of the 20th Central Military Commission (CMC) has become the clearest...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Reaches the Apex of Power
By Li Zexu A purge at the apex of power The removal of Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Chinese...
Xi Jinping Earns a New Nickname in US Intelligence Circles: ‘The Destroyer’
By Jian Yi Inside the U.S. intelligence community, Xi Jinping has acquired a new nickname: “The Destroyer...
The Killing of Marshal He Long: How the CCP Purges Its Generals—and Why the Pattern Still Matters
By Fu Longshan In official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mythology, He Long occupies a sanctified...
China’s Military Power Struggle and the Shadow of the 1991 Soviet Coup
In recent days, the arrests of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli—two senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Xi Jinping Alone at the Helm as Party Elders Retreat: China’s Power Struggle Enters a Dangerous Phase
By David and Li Jingyao A vice chairman falls—and the army stirs On Jan. 24, the Chinese Communist...
Unprecedented PLA Silence Raises Questions Over Zhang Youxia’s Fate
By Dan Fengchen The shockwaves triggered by Zhang Youxia’s reported downfall have already overshadowed...
Zhang Youxia’s Alleged Secret Letter Signals Deep Rift Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Leadership
Alleged investigation of Zhang Youxia draws global attention The sudden investigation of Zhang Youxia...
Zhang Youxia’s ‘Strategic Sacrifice’ Leaves Xi Jinping With No Way Out
By Chen Jing What many believed was bad news On Jan. 24, Chinese authorities announced that Central...