Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Chinese President Xi Shakes Up The Top Leadership Of The Chinese Military

Chinese President Xi Jinping

South China Morning Post: Xi Jinping ‘plots shake-up’ of men running China’s massive military machine

President might divide duties for the PLA’s day-to-day operations among more generals to prevent collusion and to streamline decision-making, sources say.

China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) could expand one of its top tiers to better grapple with the day-to-day running of the world’s biggest military.

Sources close the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said two or three officers could be promoted to vice-chairmen to complement the two-man structure already in place.

The new line-up will be revealed on Wednesday after the Communist Party ends its five-yearly national congress in Beijing.

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