The political scientist named the reason for the purges in the Chinese army
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been methodically rotating the military elite over the past few years, Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya, head of the Center for World Politics and Strategic Analysis at the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, recalled in an interview with Izvestia on May 12. This, she says, speaks to two trends.
"The first is the desire to create a more loyal, manageable, effective military elite, which in case of any conflicts will be able to effectively command the Chinese army. And the second is the desire to prevent any of the Chinese generals from increasing their influence," the source explained.
However, according to the expert, it is premature to say that China is really preparing for war.
"China has other accounting dates — this is the centenary of the People's Liberation Army of China, which will be celebrated in August 2027. And by this point, of course, the country is striving to modernize its army. It is extremely premature to talk about any escalation of the situation in the Taiwan Strait, despite the fact that the United States is constantly provoking the situation," Zaklyazminskaya stressed.
At the same time, according to the Sinologist, the high-ranking officials who were affected by the purge were hardly lobbyists for the interests of external players.
"Although it was said about some that they had the wrong friends. First of all, issues of internal governance and corruption are being addressed here, and the country's leadership is trying to prevent a situation in which control over the highest military authority in the country would be lost," the political scientist concluded.
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