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Joel Wuthnow

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Senior Research Fellow, National Defense University; adjunct prof., Georgetown. Columbia Ph.D. Studying Chinese military/foreign affairs. Retweets≠endorsement.
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Why Is Xi Still Purging His Generals?

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By Joel Wuthnow
| prcleader.org
The removal of PLA senior generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli in January 2026 represented the peak, if not the end, of a massive purge of the military leadership that began in mid-2023. The absence of credible information from Beijing has allowed many theories about the causes of these dismissals to circulate, which often center on factional politics or power consolidation.
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The danger in the middle: Will Xi’s purges increase the risk of war?

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By Joel Wuthnow
| Threat Beat
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The Danger in the Middle: Will Xi’s Purges Increase the Risk of War?

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By Daisy Johnston, Joel Wuthnow
| War on the Rocks Verified
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged dozens of senior People’s Liberation Army officers since mid-2023, including two in January, but will this increase the risk of war? The loss of experienced officers could make Xi less confident in how his military would perform, but his increased power could also provide him greater latitude to order troops into combat to achieve what might be a key legacy for him — the long-elusive unification of China with Taiwan.
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