Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Xi’s Purge of the Military

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.