Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Xi's Purge and the War Over Taiwan
October 03, 2026
October 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2026, in the foundation's China Brief Notes:
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Xi's Purge and the War Over Taiwan
Jiang Lin | Baosheng Guo
Executive Summary:
* Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia's expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was politically motivated; Chairman Xi Jinping's purge of the PLA high command is . . .
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Xi's Purge and the War Over Taiwan
Jiang Lin | Baosheng Guo
Executive Summary:
* Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia's expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was politically motivated; Chairman Xi Jinping's purge of the PLA high command is . . .