Top PLA general urges military loyalty to Xi JinpingPresident Xi Jinping met a reduced military delegation amidst a significant purge of top PLA officials. A top general urged defense personn...
07 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
China military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study findsChina's military is undergoing significant purges due to corruption. This is creating gaps in its command structure. The International Inst...
24 Feb, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
In Xi Jinping's purge of Chinese military, a search for absolute loyaltyChinese President Xi Jinping is consolidating power through purges reminiscent of Mao Zedong. Top military commanders are being removed, si...
16 Feb, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
China's Xi makes rare public reference to recent military purgesChina's two highest-ranked generals have been ensnared in disciplinary probes, with He Weidong expelled in October last year and Zhang Youx...
11 Feb, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
'Nobody is safe': China's Xi targets his close ally in purgeChina's President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has reached his closest allies. Top general Zhang Youxia is now under investigation...
26 Jan, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Veteran Chinese general Zhang Shengmin promoted in reshuffle after anti-corruption purgeChina's military landscape has shifted as President Xi Jinping introduces Zhang Shengmin as the new second-ranked general, a pivotal appoin...
23 Oct, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Why does Xi Jinping keep purging loyalists? Look to Stalin and Mao for the answerXi Jinping's purges in China, reminiscent of Stalin and Mao, highlight the challenges of managing a vast system and maintaining elite loyal...
20 Aug, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
Will Xi Jinping step down in August? Speculation explodes over who could rule China nextRecent rumors and Xi Jinping's absence fueled speculation about his potential departure, intensified by leadership purges and a lack of a c...
09 Jul, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Chinese Military shakeup sparks speculation as new political Commissar appointed amid absent generalsChen Hui has been promoted to General and is now the new Political Commissar of the Army. The absence of four senior generals at the ceremo...
27 Dec, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
China's military corruption crackdown explainedChina's military faces a growing corruption scandal. Top official Miao Hua is the latest to be investigated. Several officials, including t...
28 Nov, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
Xi continues his drive to purify the PLA and instill loyaltyXi is heavily involved in military appointments and promotions, supposedly of candidates who are reliable, competent and loyal. Yet with so...
25 Jun, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Former Chinese Defence Minister emerges in public after prolonged absenceChina's former Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe has made a public appearance, suggesting that he is politically safe amid speculation about...
08 May, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Prominent Chinese rocket scientist expelled from top advisory body as part of purge of PLA's missile forceChina expels Wang Xiaojun, prominent rocket scientist, from CPPCC Standing Committee for corruption. Wang led development of Long March 7 r...
31 Jan, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
Sweeping Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen, says AnalystsChina's top lawmakers ousted nine senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, a step that ...
30 Dec, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Bank of China ex-chairman arrested on graft chargesSince coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has waged a sweeping campaign on deep-seated official corruption. Proponents sa...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
- Lack of reform may invite another Cultural Revolution, chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
China risks repeat of the upheaval of the 'Cultural Revolution' unless the one party-ruled Communist nation opts for "urgent" political ref...
14 Mar, 2012, 06.25 PM IST
- Lack of reform may invite another Cultural Revolution: Wen Jiabao
The Premier, who is set to step down later this year after a decade in power said reform in China has come to a "critical stage" now.
14 Mar, 2012, 11.15 AM IST