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A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A rare state-media investigation into hospital abuses has reignited scrutiny of a long-standing tactic used against citizens who challenge authorities.

The old order has been breaking since Russia invaded Ukraine, experts say, and the Arctic felt the change first. The new order will form in about half a decade.

Last month, the Pentagon announced an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever proposed for the island democracy.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

Xi is preparing for a fourth term and views ‘recovering Taiwan’ as a key political goal tied to his legacy, says another analyst, but many generals oppose it.

A wave of senior civilian and military purges points to political consolidation as Xi Jinping moves to secure another term, analysts say.

President Lai Ching-te says his administration will continue to deepen Taiwan–U.S. economic and trade relations and diversify the island’s technology presence.

A renewed attack on two purged generals and calls for loyalty to Xi Jinping suggest unease inside the Chinese military after a rare top-level shake-up.

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.

As infections reported this week in India have the world on high alert, China says it has testing kits ready and a potential drug treatment.

Insiders say elevated internal security measures were used after the removal of Zhang Youxia, showing fears of regime instability rather than external conflict.

Journalists pressed Beijing over the sudden fall of senior PLA leaders, but official silence and censorship only fueled further scrutiny.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.

The sudden purge of senior generals has raised concerns among analysts about factional conflict and weakening command authority within the nation’s army.

Insiders say the removal of two senior generals reflects internal resistance over Taiwan strategy, pandemic leadership, and Xi’s tightening grip on the PLA.

Insiders say widespread opposition, political purges, and logistical weaknesses undermine Beijing’s ability to launch a sustained attack on Taiwan.

Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.

A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A rare state-media investigation into hospital abuses has reignited scrutiny of a long-standing tactic used against citizens who challenge authorities.

The old order has been breaking since Russia invaded Ukraine, experts say, and the Arctic felt the change first. The new order will form in about half a decade.

Last month, the Pentagon announced an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever proposed for the island democracy.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

Xi is preparing for a fourth term and views ‘recovering Taiwan’ as a key political goal tied to his legacy, says another analyst, but many generals oppose it.

A wave of senior civilian and military purges points to political consolidation as Xi Jinping moves to secure another term, analysts say.

President Lai Ching-te says his administration will continue to deepen Taiwan–U.S. economic and trade relations and diversify the island’s technology presence.

A renewed attack on two purged generals and calls for loyalty to Xi Jinping suggest unease inside the Chinese military after a rare top-level shake-up.

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.

As infections reported this week in India have the world on high alert, China says it has testing kits ready and a potential drug treatment.

Insiders say elevated internal security measures were used after the removal of Zhang Youxia, showing fears of regime instability rather than external conflict.

Journalists pressed Beijing over the sudden fall of senior PLA leaders, but official silence and censorship only fueled further scrutiny.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.

The sudden purge of senior generals has raised concerns among analysts about factional conflict and weakening command authority within the nation’s army.

Insiders say the removal of two senior generals reflects internal resistance over Taiwan strategy, pandemic leadership, and Xi’s tightening grip on the PLA.

Insiders say widespread opposition, political purges, and logistical weaknesses undermine Beijing’s ability to launch a sustained attack on Taiwan.

Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.