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 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2025. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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

In a speech at a plenary meeting of the military, Xi stated that “there must be no one in the military who harbors disloyalty to the Party.” He also said his purges of officials under the “anti-corruption campaign” will continue and that oversight will tighten over the flow of funds, the exercise of power, and the quality of equipment in the military.