Tag: Soviet Union collapse
Xi Jinping’s Fear of His Own Military Drives a High-Tech Surveillance Crackdown on China’s Armed Forces
The CIA's latest outreach to China's military ranks arrived in the form of a polished 95-second video...
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, the PLA, and the Lessons of the 1991 Soviet Coup
‘Dad, wake up—there’s been a coup’ “Dad, wake up! There’s been a coup!” A girl rushes into a room,...
The Soviet Union’s 1991 Collapse, Told Through Its Most Embarrassing Moments
By He Zi When people think of the Soviet Union’s collapse, they often picture the fall of the Iron...