Report of Chinese Submarine Incident Reveals the CCP’s Internal Struggles: Former Chinese Navy Officer

A type 094 Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 15 of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein /Pool/AFP/via Getty Images

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Unconfirmed reports of a Chinese nuclear submarine mishap last month in the Taiwan Strait drew wide attention to the Chinese military’s capabilities. At the same time, China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been absent from the public for three weeks, which sparked speculation on the regime’s internal power struggles.