The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think

Topics: Military

To shed light on the scope and impact of China’s sweeping military purges, the CSIS China Power Project constructed a database of over 100 senior officers who have been purged or potentially purged since 2022. This feature report summarizes insights from the data and reveals that the purges are far more extensive than previously understood.

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