China Military Purge Leaves Xi Alone at the Top
The fifth plenum ratified a record 33 expulsions and told the army to obey. The China military purge has reached 87 percent of three-star generals since 2022 and left Xi Jinping with one general beside him. Corruption is real, but loyalty is the true driver, and the price is a ruler who hears no truth. Taiwan and Shenzhen are the test.
