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ANALYSIS: Xi’s Purge of Top Military Leaders Reveals Major Crisis Within CCP

The recent removal of the top two commanders overseeing China’s nuclear arsenal reveals serious fractures in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s regime and will harm its military modernization, according to analysts.
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ANALYSIS: Xi’s Purge of Top Military Leaders Reveals Major Crisis Within CCP
Members of the Peoples Liberation Army band file out after the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, outside The Great Hall of People on October 22, 2022 in Beijing, China. China's Communist Party Congress is concluding today with incumbent President Xi Jinping expected to seal a third term in power. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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The recent removal of the top two commanders overseeing China’s nuclear arsenal reveals serious fractures in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s regime and will harm its military modernization, according to analysts.

Last week, Gen. Li Yuchao, commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force, and political commissar Xu Zhongbo, the branch’s second in command, were purged from their posts after having disappeared from public view for months. The reason for their dismissal and their current whereabouts are unknown.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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