On this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast, Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) focus on the current downfall of Basic Zhang Youxia, a big determine in China’s army management. They discover the implications of his removing, the allegations of corruption and espionage, and the way this displays broader tendencies in Chinese language politics underneath Xi Jinping.
For extra on the intrigues of China’s army purges, try Zi Yang’s current article for The Diplomat, “The Purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli: Why and What’s Subsequent for China’s Navy” and his October 2025 article, “What Does the Fall of He Weidong Imply for the PLA?”
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