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Xi Jinping’s purge of top general sends China’s military into uncharted waters

On the day Xi Jinping publicly purged his top general, it was business as usual for the People’s Liberation Army, which sent 29 aircraft and six warships towards Taiwan, as it trains for taking the island the Chinese leader insists Beijing must eventually control.

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China experts raise alarms over Xi’s sweeping military purge

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Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

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China has purged its highest-ranked military general. Why?

The weekend purging of China's top general, Zhang Youxia, and another senior military officer, Gen Liu Zhenli, has left serious questions about what triggered the elite power struggles unfolding in th...

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Xi’s Purge of the Chinese Military

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Purge of top Chinese general throws military into turmoil, raises questions about Taiwan

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How a purge of China’s military leadership could impact the army and the future of Taiwan

“Xi Jinping has completed one of the biggest purges of China’s military leadership in the history of the People’s Republic,” said Neil Thomas, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center fo...

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In Xi’s China, Even the Mightiest General Can Fall

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China’s Decadence and the Military Purge

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Xi has absolute control over China’s military. Now he wants more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising deep questions about the implications for the world’s largest armed forces,

China’s military says top general undermined Xi Jinping’s authority

Zhang Youxia under investigation after affecting ‘party’s absolute leadership over military’, PLA’s official media claims

Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?

Removing top military leaders may suggest the Chinese military is undergoing a culture change. But it’s difficult to know in a system as opaque as China’s.

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Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order

(Corrects by clarifying that Finland-China talks on undersea cable incidents in bullet 3 were in 2024, and distinguishes in the last three paragraphs between 2024 and 2026 talks) By Colleen Howe BEIJING,

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This general said ‘no’ to Xi. Now he’s accused of leaking China’s nuclear secrets

Like most official newspapers in dictatorships, the People’s Liberation Army Daily is not known as a riveting read. Set up by Chairman Mao to showcase the might of the world’s largest military force,

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China’s Xi Jinping says major powers must set example amid world’s ‘risks and challenges’

China and Europe are partners, not rivals,’ he adds, stressing cooperation during Finnish prime minister’s visit to Beijing.

Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of advancing AI in his first formal meeting of 2026 with ministers.

UK’s Starmer heads to China seeking a thaw in relations but risking a rift with Trump

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States.