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In Xi’s purge of the military, a search for absolute loyalty
February 16, 2026 9:37 pm
Over the past three years, Xi has essentially ousted five of the six generals in China’s top military body, the Central Military Commission, which controls China’s armed forces. Only two members are left: Xi himself and a vice chair who has overseen Xi’s purges.
Beijing purge shows risk of being last man standing
January 27, 2026 8:36 am
Corruption in the PLA is a feature, not a bug. It is baked into a system where state-owned monopolies practise ‘scientific gatekeeping’ that is anything but scientific.
As China purges top military general Zhang Youxia, the key theories around the extraordinary move
January 27, 2026 4:21 pm
From Zhang’s influence posing a threat to Xi Jinping, to his possibly leaking nuclear weapons-related information to the US, to inefficiencies in Taiwan-related planning, a range of theories has been offered. Here is what makes the event unprecedented, and what it says about Xi and the Chinese military.
China This Week: Scott Bessent-He Lifeng meeting, and expulsion of top Chinese military leaders
October 19, 2025 6:05 pm
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we discuss continued US-China tensions, an update on purges of top PLA leaders, and more.
Explained: China’s recent removal of senior military officials, and what these ‘purges’ indicate
July 07, 2025 8:15 pm
Before the sackings in late June 2025, two Ministers of Defence, a Minister of Foreign Affairs and several other key figures in the Chinese state were removed, with corruption often cited as the reason. How should such actions be understood?
China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge
May 25, 2024 12:36 pm
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, launched the "Joint Sword - 2024A" exercises three days after Lai Ching-te became Taiwan's president, a man Beijing says is a "separatist".
Boundary dispute with India 'legacy issue', doesn't represent whole picture of bilateral ties: China's military
January 25, 2024 8:31 pm
The India-China relations remained frozen since May 2020 when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) amassed troops in eastern Ladakh that led to a deadly clash between the two militaries at the Galwan Valley in June 2020
Status quo maintained with China on LAC, talks on at different levels: Northern Army Commander
March 22, 2023 6:33 am
Talking about the history of J&K Rifles, he said it has bravely fought every war since it was raised in 1820 under the leadership of Maharaja Gulab Singh, first Dogra ruler of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State.
China’s playbook for choking off and finally taking Taiwan
September 02, 2022 3:17 pm
While China likely still lacks the ability to quickly invade and seize Taiwan, it could try to impose a blockade to force the island into concessions or as a precursor to wider military action.
With Galwan soldier as Olympic torchbearer, China continues to use Galwan symbolism for PsyOps
February 04, 2022 8:50 am
By making him a torchbearer, the Chinese government has publicly tried to project Qi as a hero, and highlighted that he was involved in the Galwan Valley fight.
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On Doklam and surgical strikes, Modi says Congress' comments were childish
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
Replying to the no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that when it came to Doklam, the Congress was all over the place when asked about meeting Chinese officials. And on surgical strikes, he said, the party's comments were childish.
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