⚔️ War & Conflict 4d ago · Jonah Reisboard

Xi’s Purge and the War Over Taiwan

Jamestown Foundation
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Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia’s expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was politically motivated; Chairman Xi Jinping’s purge of the PLA high command is best explained by his dissatisfaction with senior officers’ assessments of an operation against Taiwan and their willingness to act on Xi’s orders.



The Fujian-based generals Xi once trusted most, as well as the leadership of the Equipment Development Department and Rocket Force,

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