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Chinese military’s top auditor and former chairman of the nation’s largest missile maker were among those ousted from Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature.
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.
Omissions from the Central Committee lineup reveal deepening rifts within CCP leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle amid sweeping military and political purges.
During Xi’s decade-plus tenure, he centralized decision-making power through various CCP groups. Now, the Politburo is reviewing measures to regulate them.
Chinese military’s top auditor and former chairman of the nation’s largest missile maker were among those ousted from Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature.
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.
Omissions from the Central Committee lineup reveal deepening rifts within CCP leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle amid sweeping military and political purges.
During Xi’s decade-plus tenure, he centralized decision-making power through various CCP groups. Now, the Politburo is reviewing measures to regulate them.