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China's Communist Party has set October 26 to 29 for the fifth plenary session of its 20th Central Committee, a meeting now overshadowed by the deepest purge of the military's senior ranks in decades. (AP)

Beijing Watch | China's Fifth Plenum Becomes A Military Purge Tribunal As Seven In Ten Generals Are Ousted

Xi Jinping at the PLA delegation session of the National People's Congress, Beijing, March 2026. Five of the 2022 Central Military Commission's seven members have now been expelled. (AP)

Beijing Watch | Xi Sets October Plenum On Party Discipline Drive

China's Fifth Plenum is set to convene in Beijing in October, with Taiwanese national security officials saying it will bring major personnel changes across the party, government and military. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, center, is pictured with senior Com

Exclusive | Taiwan Intelligence Says China's Fifth Plenum Will Bring Sweeping Purges

Yamamoto Katsuya issued a stark warning about the Cross Strait situation in 2027 in an exclusive interview with Storm Media. (Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation)

Exclusive | Sweeping PLA Purge Has Created a Potential Crisis in the Taiwan Strait, Japanese Expert Warns

Chinese President Xi Jinping interacts with citizens in Beijing's Dongcheng district. (AP)

China's Economic Pivot Under Pressure as Leaders Map Five-Year Plan

Zhang Youxia (張又俠), Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission, meets with former U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan in Beijing on August 29, 2024, . (Associated Press)

Does the Latest Chinese General's Downfall Signal an Impeding Crisis in the Taiwan Strait?

Xi Jinping (3rd left), Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission, leading Vice Chairmen Zhang Youxia (2nd right) and He Weidong (1st left), along with commissioners Miao Hua (1st right), Li Shangfu (3rd right), Zhang Shengmin (4th right), and Liu Zh

A Hollowed-Out PLA Is Not Safer for Taiwan

The downfall of Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CCP's Central Military Commission, coincides with a US think tank reports suggesting the West may have overestimated the likelihood of Chinese military action against Taiwan. (AP)

Zhang Youxia's Downfall Shakes PLA, US Scholar Questions China's Military Capabilities

The downfall of CCP Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia carries potential implications for increased tensions in the Taiwan Strait. (AP)

Xi Purges Top Military Leaders, Consolidates Control of Army for Fourth Term

Fallen PLA Generals Zhang Youxia (left) and Liu Zhenli (right). (Weibo)

China’s Top Generals Fall as Xi Tightens Grip on the PLA—and Tests Its Crisis Readiness