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The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of top General Zhang Youxia but met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

One China analyst said the military newspaper’s recent editorials appear designed to ease tensions and prevent anxiety from spreading within the military.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.

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

A U.S. diplomat said one nuclear test occurred in June 2020. He also accused China of taking measures to limit the seismic evidence of its tests.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

An insider describes how the senior Chinese military leader was removed from the August 1st Building as Beijing later tightened security.

A probe into two senior PLA officials for alleged corruption is sparking severe instability in China’s armed forces, experts warn.

The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of top General Zhang Youxia but met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

One China analyst said the military newspaper’s recent editorials appear designed to ease tensions and prevent anxiety from spreading within the military.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.

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

A U.S. diplomat said one nuclear test occurred in June 2020. He also accused China of taking measures to limit the seismic evidence of its tests.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

An insider describes how the senior Chinese military leader was removed from the August 1st Building as Beijing later tightened security.

A probe into two senior PLA officials for alleged corruption is sparking severe instability in China’s armed forces, experts warn.