Why Are China’s Generals So Quiet as Xi Purges Them?

The PLA is a politically neutered army.

Two Chinese generals in formal uniforms decorated with awards and honors sit behind a large wooden desk during a meeting. Both men wear serious expressions; the one on the left has his hand lifted to his face. October 30, 2025, 2:04 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

China’s military recently expelled nine top leaders from both the Communist Party and the armed forces, including Central Military Commission Vice Chairman He Weidong and chief political commissar Miao Hua.

In the past few years, successive defense ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe , were purged; before them, former Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairmen Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong fell. Counting the many o

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