Reported Arrests of China’s Top Military Brass Indicate Political Crisis, Experts Say

Some analysts have said that the purge suggests that political infighting within the communist regime has intensified.

Gen. He Weidong (R), second-ranked vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), and Zhang Youxia, first-ranked vice chairman of the CMC, attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2025. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

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In what has been described by one China expert as potentially among the “most dangerous developments in the world today,” Gen. He Weidong, the third-in-command of communist China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and several other military leaders, have reportedly been arrested amid the Chinese regime’s ongoing military purge.