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#34 | PLA Purges, the 2023 World University Games, and China’s International Reputation

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The Disadvantages of PLA Modernization

The officers that have been purged within the Chinese rocket force, all of them are professional officers. The consistency of these perches points to a friction between the military and the party. Xi Jinping's paranoia has increased exponentially after the Wagner revolt in Russia. My view of this may have more to do with Xi Jinping's increased paranoia about professional military loyalty.

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