How China's leadership purge could raise the military threat for Taiwan

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https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-military-purge-taiwan-zhang-youxia-b2907479.html

China has initiated a sweeping investigation into its most senior military figures, including the army's top general, for alleged "serious violations of discipline and law." This unprecedented move, announced over the weekend, targets individuals considered the highest military members directly beneath President Xi Jinping.

The Defence Ministry confirmed on Saturday that two generals are under scrutiny: General Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), China's supreme military body, and General Liu Zhenli, a lower-ranking member of the commission who heads the military’s Joint Staff Department.

The probe effectively destabilises the entire commission, which is chaired by President Xi, leaving only one of its six members untouched by the ongoing inquiry.
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For the army and China in general, the full impact of the changes is still unknown. But some experts say the moves also might have repercussions on Beijing's next move on Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
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