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China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the political meeting – a symbol of expulsions – indicates the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30

Major Ccp Purge: Xi expels 33 officials in sweeping crackdown

Chinese President Xi Jinping has intensified his sweeping anti-corruption campaign, with the Communist Party expelling 33 members, including senior military officers and prominent political figures, as a key leadership meeting exposed the scale of the ongoing purge.

The Times of India · Oct 29

PLA mouthpiece hails removal of two top generals from CCP and Chinese military

The Chinese military's mouthpiece on Wednesday hailed the recent expulsion of two top generals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), saying their removal would promote the “purity and honour” of the military and enable it to accomplish its missions and tasks.

The Times of India · Sep 23

Galwan, Doklam general axed by Xi: Zhao Zongqi removed from China's top advisory body

Chinese general Zhao Zongqi, who commanded the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theatre Command during the 2017 Doklam standoff and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with India, has been removed from China's top political advisory body.

The Times of India · Aug 29

China removes two top generals from supreme military command body

China removed two senior military officers from its supreme command body. These removals follow investigations into suspected serious violations of discipline and law. Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were removed from the state Central Military Commission. Their removal leaves only two active members on the formerly seven-member commission. This action…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

The U.S. has shown China and Russia ‘who really is a military power,’ says Trump’s ex–commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran

Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

Fortune · Mar 4

Taiwanese president names the countries that will be ‘next’ if China is allowed to invade

Taiwan will not be any country’s ‘bargaining chip’, island’s president says

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Ukraine is being left out in the cold

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The Conversation · Feb 6

China’s former justice minister handed life sentence over bribery in Xi Jinping’s latest purge

Tang’s sentencing comes at a time Xi Jinping is engaged in pursuing his broader anti-corruption campaign punishing more than 200,000 officials

The Independent UK · Feb 2

China is leading the charge to nuclear Armageddon – and Starmer barely noticed

The Doomsday Clock is ticking ever more loudly as arms control mechanisms fail and leaders become more reckless. The time to be alarmed is now, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1