China’s armed forces are in the midst of one of the most sweeping shakeups of the Xi Jinping era, with a steady stream of senior generals vanishing from public view or being formally purged. A corruption crackdown that started in mid-2023 has spiraled into a campaign that has taken down defense ministers, commanders and multiple members of the Central Military Commission, which oversees the armed forces, effectively hollowing out the leadership Xi put in place only a few years ago.
China’s armed forces are in the midst of one of the most sweeping shakeups of the Xi Jinping era, with a steady stream of senior generals vanishing from public view or being formally purged. A corruption crackdown that started in mid-2023 has spirale… [600 chars]
Source: Bloomberg | Published: 2026-01-29T03:08:13Z
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