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China experts raise alarms over Xi’s sweeping military purge
China’s sudden removal of senior military leaders, including allegations that a top general leaked sensitive information to the United States, is raising new questions about internal turmoil inside th...

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Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down
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How a purge of China's military leadership could impact the army and the future of Taiwan
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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Why has Xi Jinping fired one of his top generals? China’s bombshell military purged explained
'Gunfight' as Chinese general is purged by President Xi: Rumours sweep Beijing that 'coup-plotting' military chief was axed 'for leaking nuclear secrets to US'
Top Chinese general ousted after ‘leaking secrets to US’ as ‘abnormal’ changes to military sparks alarm bells in Taiwan
Neil Thomas, from the Asia Society Policy Institute, said the latest purge of top military brass “makes China’s threat toward Taiwan weaker in the short term but stronger in the long term.”

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China’s President Xi Jinping ousts two top generals

Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is China's top military general after being ousted amid an investigation into alleged legal and disciplinary violations.

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

By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Tuesday that Beijing was ready to work with Helsinki to uphold a U.N.-centred international system and advance a multipolar world based on economic globalisation,

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 signals deeper ties with Finland during PM’s visit

Xi tells Finnish premier that businesses from Helsinki are welcome to ‘swim freely’ in China’s ‘vast’ market.

Diplomats Worry Xi’s Purge Will Curb Critical Contact With China

Xi Jinping’s purge of top Chinese generals has cost Western governments a key contact and deepened fears that the People’s Liberation Army is becoming even more walled-off from contact.

China has purged its highest-ranked general. What will this mean for Xi Jinping?

The news that the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) most senior general Zhang Youxia is under investigation has triggered a frenzy of speculation outside China about what it means for Xi Jinping, the Communist Party and the future of Taiwan.
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Xi Jinping's right-hand man is accused of treason

The vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, considered Xi Jinping's right-hand man, is accused of treason. General Zhang Youxia is

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.