Since Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping took office, he restructured the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), particularly reorganizing its hierarchical structure. Veterans say Xi’s primary objective is to eliminate his rivals, but his efforts will fail due to a lack of recognition and understanding of the military’s culture.
“The ongoing military reforms, despite dismantling power bases, may compromise the military’s combat effectiveness,” Hunter Li, a former member of the PLA currently residing in the United States, recently told the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times.
