China Military Purges Raise Doubts Over PLA War-Waging Capacity
🎖️ BEIJING — China's purges leave Washington unsure who actually controls PLA triggers. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Three defense ministers fired in three years signals systemic rot, not isolated corruption. Beijing's implicit deterrence backing of Tehran loses credibility when PLA command is opaque even to Xi. Washington gains: PLA uncertainty reduces Chinese leverage exactly when Beijing needs it most to extract Taiwan concessions from Trump at UNGA.
