Anomalies in People’s Liberation Army Reflects a Split and Divided CCP, Says China Expert

Chinese military delegates leave the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at The Great Hall of People in Beijing, China on Oct. 22, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

U.S. President Joe Biden recently revealed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was ignorant of the spy balloon that floated across North America, which one China expert sees as one of several recent examples of disunity between Xi and elements of his regime’s military.

Biden said on June 20 that Xi had no prior knowledge of the spy balloon that was shot down by the U.S. military in February this year.