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Home / China / Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption
China, Asia

January 26, 2026

Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption

By Lyle Goldstein

Lyle Goldstein, the director of the Asia program at Defense Priorities, a U.S. foreign policy think tank, noted that China had unveiled a suite of powerful new weapons at its military parade in September, a saber-rattling display of bravado.

“I think it would be a major mistake to assume that the Chinese military lacks capable senior officers or that it is less likely to move against Taiwan due to this recent shake-up of the CMC,” he said.

Read at The Guardian

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