The move is a key step in Taiwan’s military modernization, with the president urging troops to train for asymmetric warfare to deter Chinese aggression.
Generals taken down at the Fourth Plenum will affect the regime’s military effectiveness, but a long-term goal to annex Taiwan remains unchanged, said analysts.
Chinese military’s top auditor and former chairman of the nation’s largest missile maker were among those ousted from Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature.
The dismissal of top generals and a constrained promotion reveal cracks in Xi Jinping’s control over the armed forces and the Party itself, analysts say.
The internal purges, coming amid deep-rooted factional tensions, are the greatest in the military since the Cultural Revolution, according to many observers.
Omissions from the Central Committee lineup reveal deepening rifts within CCP leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle amid sweeping military and political purges.
State media touted economic progress, while Chinese people have described worsening hardship, political contradictions, and fading public trust in Xi’s rule.
The top official within the secretive unit, which commands the country’s nuclear missiles, was among four generals who were recently expelled by Beijing
‘We stand with our Philippine allies as they confront China’s dangerous actions which undermine regional stability,’ says a State Department spokesperson.
Scale and speed—not a perfect design—will decide drone warfare, pushing Washington to cut red tape and ship autonomous fleets by the thousands, analysts say.
The move is a key step in Taiwan’s military modernization, with the president urging troops to train for asymmetric warfare to deter Chinese aggression.
Generals taken down at the Fourth Plenum will affect the regime’s military effectiveness, but a long-term goal to annex Taiwan remains unchanged, said analysts.
Chinese military’s top auditor and former chairman of the nation’s largest missile maker were among those ousted from Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature.
The dismissal of top generals and a constrained promotion reveal cracks in Xi Jinping’s control over the armed forces and the Party itself, analysts say.
The internal purges, coming amid deep-rooted factional tensions, are the greatest in the military since the Cultural Revolution, according to many observers.
Omissions from the Central Committee lineup reveal deepening rifts within CCP leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle amid sweeping military and political purges.
State media touted economic progress, while Chinese people have described worsening hardship, political contradictions, and fading public trust in Xi’s rule.
The top official within the secretive unit, which commands the country’s nuclear missiles, was among four generals who were recently expelled by Beijing
‘We stand with our Philippine allies as they confront China’s dangerous actions which undermine regional stability,’ says a State Department spokesperson.
Scale and speed—not a perfect design—will decide drone warfare, pushing Washington to cut red tape and ship autonomous fleets by the thousands, analysts say.