How China’s Xi Purged His ‘Big Brother’ to Achieve Absolute Power
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/xi-purge-general-big-brother-4fc7a13d
The Beijing leader consolidated one-man rule last month in rapid-fire actions against the military’s senior commanders.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/xi-purge-general-big-brother-4fc7a13d
The Beijing leader consolidated one-man rule last month in rapid-fire actions against the military’s senior commanders.
In Xi’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/asia/xi-military-zhang-youxia-mao.html
By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/asia/xi-military-zhang-youxia-mao.html
By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.