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“The military,” #Xi said, “must never have anyone who harbors a divided heart toward the party.” It's a rare public reference. He had lost faith in the military leadership that he had spent a decade remolding. #PLA #China
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/asia/china-military-generals.html
How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.

The New York Times
May 9 at 10:34amWeb
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"China’s war readiness may be disrupted for years by the very cleanup that Xi has said is necessary to purify and strengthen the ranks. What once looked like a limited crackdown on corruption became a sweeping dismissal of dozens of top officers and the top uniformed commander."