Chinese President Xi Jinping has intensified his anti-corruption purge within China military, targeting top generals and hundreds of officers in what analysts describe as an unprecedented shake-up of the armed forces. The sweeping campaign, ongoing since 2022, has affected more than half of the senior leadership positions in the military, according to a report by […]
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PLA drill sparks Taiwan decapitation strikes concerns
TAIPEI: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a military drill simulating the neutralization of key targets, raising fears in Taiwan of potential “decapitation strikes” against its leadership. Footage released on China Central Television showed drones surveilling a building while special forces used crossbows to silently neutralize perimeter guards before storming the structure. In the […]
China Expels Nine Top Generals in Major Anti-Corruption Purge
BEIJING – China’s Communist Party has expelled nine top military generals from both the party and the armed forces in one of the biggest anti-corruption purges in recent years. According to the Ministry of Defence, the officials — many of them members of the Party’s powerful Central Committee — are accused of serious financial crimes […]
Chinese people love peace, Xi says as major naval parade kicks off
The Chinese people love peace and countries should not threaten each other with the use of force, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday as he kicked off a large-scale naval parade marking 70 years since the founding of China’s navy. Xi is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by developing […]