In the latest sign of continuing purges in China’s military, 10 PLA officers were stripped of their roles as delegates to the ...

Zhang’s removal marks the first time since the founding of the People’s Republic of China that the PLA has lost its seat at ...

Moviegoers buy tickets at a theater in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Feb 25, 2026. ...

China is showing its military strength across the Indo-Pacific, backing territorial claims. Defence spending hit $340 billion ...

Miao Hua has been removed from his position as a member of the Central Military Commission, China's top military decision-making body, after a decision taken at a meeting. The decision was announced ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged dozens of senior People’s Liberation Army officers since mid-2023, including two in ...

Summary The Chinese military has been in disarray since early 2023. Dozens of senior PLA officers, mostly lieutenant generals ...

“The fact that Xi Jinping has been able to cashier so many [People's Liberation Army] elites since he assumed power...is a clear sign his position in the regime is unassailable,” James Char of the S.

On January 24, 2026, Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, two high-ranking Chinese military officials, were placed under investigation. While not quite technically purged, they are heading that way.

China has purged top generals before, but the announcement that Zhang Youxia, the vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), is being investigated for corruption shocked defence ...