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PLA corruption
What Do the Latest Purges Mean for China’s Military?
By Duncan Bartlett
The dismissal of senior commanders creates a sense of “chaos and disarray,” says a leading defense expert.
The Logic of China’s Careful Defense Industry Purge
By K. Tristan Tang
Rather than a full-on anti-corruption effort, the targeting of certain defense officials is part of China's larger plan to remake its military-industrial complex.
For China’s Military, 2024 Is the Year of Discipline
By Robert Rust
Corruption and high-level upheaval defined 2023 for the PLA, and will continue to shape the coming year. This merits a closer look at the PLA’s disciplinary practices.
China’s Military Shakeup: What You Need to Know
An interview with Lyle Morris about China's new defense minister and what's driving arguably the biggest purge in PLA history.
The Mysterious Death of a Chinese General
By Don Tse
What Zhang Yang’s suicide reveals about Xi Jinping’s political situation.
How China's Anti-Corruption Intersects With the South China Sea
By David Volodzko
Xi Jinping has tightened his control over every sector of China. Now, what will he do with that power?
Chinese Ex-General Gets Life in Prison for Corruption
By Shannon Tiezzi
Guo Boxiong's conviction is the latest reminder that Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is going strong.
China Military Commission Digs Deep to Root Out Corruption
By Ben Lowsen
The Chinese military’s Discipline Inspection Commission is spending Chinese New Year checking out the PLA’s “style.”
How Foreign Analysis of China's Military Parade Missed the Point
By Zheng Wang
Most outside analysis of China's parade was surprisingly sensationalized, superficial, and over-interpreted.
Guo Boxiong, Jiang Zemin, and the Corruption of the Chinese Military
By Bo Zhiyue
If two of the most powerful military leaders in the past 16 years are corrupt, who in the Chinese military is not?
With Latest Ouster, China Steps Up Fight Against Military Corruption
By Shannon Tiezzi
After months of speculation, General Guo Boxiong has been officially expelled from the CCP.
The Rise and Fall of Xu Caihou, China's Corrupt General
By Bo Zhiyue
How Xu Caihou rose from nothing to the pinnacles of CCP power -- and then lost everything.
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