Steel without trust: Xi Jinping’s PLA purges amidst spectacle of military power
Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is entering its most dramatic phase yet. In September, Beijing expelled four generals from the National People’s Congress. Among them were Wang Chunning, the commander of the People’s Armed Police, and senior figures from the Rocket Force and logistics departments. This purge follows the earlier…