Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising deep questions about the implications for the world’s largest armed forces,

China's president was all smiles as he continued to welcome a string of Western leaders to Beijing.

Since mid-2023, at least 60 senior military officers and defense-industry executives have been placed under investigation, removed from public office or abruptly replaced.

CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to Ian Bremmer, renowned foreign affairs expert, about the stability of the world’s largest military after China’s country’s top general, longtime ally and personal friend of Xi Jinping,

R ISK COMES naturally to Cheng Li-wun, Taiwan’s opposition leader. She began her career as a student activist in the 1990s, seeking independence for her homeland and castigating the Kuomintang ( KMT ),

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation of the high command,” one analyst said.

Military turmoil in China raises Taiwan invasion concerns as Xi Jinping removes senior officers. Analysts warn of growing instability despite control.

When Mr Xi talks of promoting the “Yan’an spirit”, he is not suggesting a need for similar bloodletting—Mao’s orgy of violence does not feature in official mythology about the place. But it is intended as a call for ideological purity,