Xi shakes up China’s military in rethink of how to ‘fight and win ...
Apr 27, 2024 · In a surprise move last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping scrapped the Strategic Support Force (SSF), a military branch he created in 2015 to integrate the People’s Liberation Army’s space,...
Xi Jinping - Wikipedia
Xi Jinping[a] (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Xi has also been the president of …
Xi’s latest purge targets the military. Why did powerful ... - CNN
Jan 5, 2024 · After months of intense public speculation and evasive non-answers from government spokespersons, the clearest sign of a sweeping purge inside China’s military came last Friday, when nine...
Dismissals Point to Xi Jinping’s Quiet Shake-Up of China’s Military ...
Jan 3, 2024 · Experts say the move indicates that Mr. Xi’s latest offensive to root out alleged corruption and other misconduct in the People’s Liberation Army, or P.L.A., has been gaining momentum and...
Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen
Dec 31, 2023 · BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese...
China’s Xi calls for ‘more quickly elevating’ armed forces
Mar 9, 2023 · BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for “more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards,” in a speech just days after a top diplomat warned of the growing possibility of conflict with the U.S. unless Washington changes course.
Xi eyes military supremacy as he reorganises China’s armed forces
Jun 24, 2024 · Xi eyes military supremacy as he reorganises China’s armed forces. China’s president stresses need for ongoing reform as he tightens his control over the People’s Liberation Army.
Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information ...
Apr 19, 2024 · The shift of information warfare to the direct command of the Central Military Commission — the top Communist party and state organ that controls the People’s Liberation Army — would hand Chinese...
Xi Calls for Greater Loyalty and Discipline in China’s Military
Jun 20, 2024 · Chinese leader Xi Jinping indicated he’ll forge ahead with one of the biggest crackdowns on corruption in the history of his nation, calling for “deep reflection” from the armed forces at a...
US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army
Jan 6, 2024 · US intelligence indicates that President Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that widespread corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised...