How Purges Are Affecting Chinese Military Readiness and Taiwan Contingencies

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A report examines how Xi Jinping's purge of at least 100 senior Chinese military officials since 2022 may affect military readiness and planning for contingencies involving Taiwan. Several senior officers and Central Military Commission figures have been dismissed or disappeared, with corruption allegations reported in some cases.

Since 2022, Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping has purged at least 100 senior military officials, according to a February report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with more cases occurring since then. The rate of dismissals and disappearances has increased substantially in the last two years. Recent examples include Gen. Zhang Youxia, Gen. Liu Zhenli, and Zhong Shaojun, formerly the head of the General Office of the Central Military Commission. Many of these officials have been accused of corruption, with some facing trial.These widespread purges have fundamentally changed the high command of China’s military at a time when The post How Purges Are Affecting Chinese Military Readiness and Taiwan Contingencies appeared first on War on the Rocks.