The dismissal of top generals and a constrained promotion reveal cracks in Xi Jinping’s control over the armed forces and the Party itself, analysts say.
The internal purges, coming amid deep-rooted factional tensions, are the greatest in the military since the Cultural Revolution, according to many observers.
The dismissal of top generals and a constrained promotion reveal cracks in Xi Jinping’s control over the armed forces and the Party itself, analysts say.
The internal purges, coming amid deep-rooted factional tensions, are the greatest in the military since the Cultural Revolution, according to many observers.