Xi Warns China’s Military Against Disloyalty at CCP’s Top Political Meetings

CCP leader Xi Jinping’s continued purge of generals creates a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and weakens its combat capabilities, analysts said.

Military officers and other delegates leave the opening session of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 4, 2025. China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping warned military officials against “disloyalty” at a meeting of the military delegation during the CCP’s annual top political meetings, known as the Two Sessions.

The absence of several top generals at the meeting was noted by analysts, who pointed out that Xi’s rhetoric indicates the military purge that is intertwined with power struggles and systemic pressures will continue.