Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Elite Fragmentation and Anxiety in the PLA
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 11, 2026, by Zi Yang, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, in its China Brief:
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Elite Fragmentation and Anxiety in the PLA
Executive Summary:
* Self-inflicted wounds to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) high command from frequent purges have undermined the PLA leade . . .
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Elite Fragmentation and Anxiety in the PLA
Executive Summary:
* Self-inflicted wounds to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) high command from frequent purges have undermined the PLA leade . . .