Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: State Media Signaled Purges Prior to Zhang Youxia's Demise
February 07, 2026
February 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026, in its China Brief:
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State Media Signaled Purges Prior to Zhang Youxia's Demise
By Arran Hope
Executive Summary:
* Party-state media has framed anti-corruption work as a top priority since the October 2025 fourth plenum. This can be read as signaling that Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chair He Weidong's downfall w . . .
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State Media Signaled Purges Prior to Zhang Youxia's Demise
By Arran Hope
Executive Summary:
* Party-state media has framed anti-corruption work as a top priority since the October 2025 fourth plenum. This can be read as signaling that Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chair He Weidong's downfall w . . .