Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Spreads to Top Officials Involved in Nuclear Weapons Systems

China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

Following a dramatic leadership reshuffle in the Rocket Force, Chinese authorities recently arrested several key members of military enterprises affiliated with the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), a leading military enterprise with close ties to the Rocket Force Engineering University, the main training base for Rocket Force officers.

A China expert believes that this results from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s widening military purge.