Inside China’s military purge: Minxin Pei on totalitarian control and the politics of succession
Claremont McKenna College’s Minxin Pei explains the motivations behind Xi’s recent military purge, describing a PLA “cesspool” of corruption that risked undermining combat readiness.

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