Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com A series of unusual happenings in the People’s Liberation Army has demonstrated that President and Commander-in-Chief Xi Jinping is paying a heavy price for hitting out at “big tigers” among corrupt military officers. Late last month, Beijing announced that former Politburo member and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com On July 1, the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the Central Committee of the CCP made a shocking announcement: Gen. Xu Caihou has been expelled from the Party and referred to a military tribunal for trial on various unspecified “economic” crimes. The news is a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com After becoming simultaneously General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission at the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress last November, Xi Jinping put it as its top priority to consolidate his power base in the People’s Liberation Army. He also wanted to build up his credentials as […]