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Xi brought down powerful rivals in the military. Now he’s going after his own men
Miao’s history with Xi goes back three decades. The Fujian native served as a political officer in the former 31st Group Army from the 1980s to the early 2000s, when Xi was rising through the ...
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Analysis: China military in disarray over Xi's monopoly on power
The People's Liberation Army, the powerful military of the Chinese Communist Party, is in political disarray amid a feud over Xi Jinping's handling of the country's leadership system.
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Cracks in Xi Jinping's Armor: Challenges from Within and Beyond
Once seen as infallible, Xi Jinping faces mounting challenges due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, strained foreign ...
Opinion
Trump’s Greenland push is about growing China threat — and the media is missing the message
President-elect Trump’s answer to an ‘I gotcha’ question is capturing all of the headlines – his refusal to rule out military force in the Panama Canal – but many in the media are missing ...
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Terra-Cotta Warriors in Color
The monochrome figures that visitors to Xian’s terra-cotta army museum see today actually began as the multicolored fantasy of a ruler whose grandiose ambitions extended beyond the mortal realm.