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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 29Beijing Dismisses More Generals in Purge That Has Removed Scores Since 2022
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 29Summary
- More senior officers were dismissed this week as Beijing widened a military shake-up that has already removed scores of top leaders since 2022.
- Analysts say Xi Jinping is targeting officers tied to previously ousted commanders, extending the purge deeper into the upper ranks.
- The expanding removals are raising fresh questions about the PLA's combat readiness as China tries to project power across the Indo-Pacific.
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With its last combat-tested generals purged, can China's hollowed-out military command actually execute a complex Indo-Pacific invasion by 2027? Could Beijing's climate of fear and fabricated data fatally sabotage its own advanced military AI before a single shot is even fired?