CCP’s First Official Response to Purges Reveals Lack of Confidence in Military Capabilities: Analysts

Xi’s purge has created a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and significantly weakened its capabilities and his own control of the military, analysts said.

Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia and He Weidong (front), swears an oath with members of the Central Military Commission after they were appointed during the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 11, 2023. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

The Chinese communist regime on Jan. 28 provided its first official response to the ousting of two top generals after days of unusual silence.

Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the CCP’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said the case once again demonstrates that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) and the Central Military Commission are committed to “combating corruption without restrictions, comprehensively, and with zero tolerance,” adding that it is an important manifestation of the CCP and its military’s “determination and strength.”