“We are witnessing the turning point of the Chinese Communist Party rule. … The chain of command in the military is totally broken,” says veteran China analyst and Epoch Times columnist Heng He.
On Jan. 24, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that two top military generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, were under investigation for “serious disciplinary and legal violations.” This comes on the heels of a series of purges of Chinese military leaders.
Of the seven original members of China’s Central Military Commission, five have now effectively been purged or removed. Only two remain. And one of those two is Xi Jinping himself.
In my deep-dive interview with He, he lays out why he’s convinced the latest purges are the signs of something historic happening in China.
“They have open rules, and they have hidden rules. But what Xi Jinping did was against every single rule,” He says.
What’s really going on behind the scenes now? And what does this turmoil mean for the Chinese Communist Party’s plans to invade Taiwan? What are the policy implications for the United States?
Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.