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CCP’s No. 2 Military Figure Attends Diplomatic Function Without Military Attire, Sparking Speculation

CCP’s No. 2 Military Figure Attends Diplomatic Function Without Military Attire, Sparking Speculation
Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia and He Weidong attend the fifth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 12, 2023 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Military Commission, recently appeared at a China-Pakistan meeting without his military uniform. Experts have interpreted this as a sign that Mr. Zhang’s military position has weakened since the party’s top brass purged the army.