The CIA has posted a Mandarin-language video on social media platforms showing a fictional Chinese officer reaching out to the U.S. spy agency. This is being seen as an attempt to exploit the possible vulnerability in the People's Liberation Army in wake of Xi Jinping's military purge.


Xi Jinping's Military Purge: China's Military Officers on CIA Radar

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare public reference to a recent crackdown which saw the country's top military general removed.

General Zhang Youxia, who was widely seen as Xi's closest military ally, was removed from his post in January. He was accused of "serious violations of discipline and law" - typically a euphemism for corruption.

Xi Jinping's Military Purge: China Vows To Combat Sabotage Activities

China’s top general Zhang Youxia has been purged amid allegations of corruption and defying President Xi Jinping. Reports also claim he may have shared sensitive nuclear information with the US. The move highlights Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on graft within the military and rising political tensions at the top levels of China’s armed forces.


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