Posted on 10/20/2025 7:52:29 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
China has purged the number two general in the People’s Liberation Army and eight other senior commanders, in a big shake-up by President Xi Jinping as he intensifies his anti-corruption drive within the military.
Xi formally fired General He Weidong, the junior of two vice-chairs of the six-member Central Military Commission. The removal was the first time in six decades that such a high-ranking general has been purged while in office.
He Weidong was third in command of the PLA, which is led by Xi in his capacity as chair of the CMC. He was also a member of the Communist party’s politburo. The FT reported in April that he had been fired.
“The removal of He Weidong is one of the biggest shake-ups within the PLA in decades,” said Lyle Morris, an expert on the Chinese military at the Asia Society Policy Institute. “He was on a fast track to become the next senior vice-chair of the CMC, possibly replacing Zhang Youxia, and skipped a grade when he was elevated to the CMC during the 20th Party Congress.”
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Hu’s on first?................
He’s on second.
Wat’s on third?
Did not disappoint.
The problem is when you purge a Chinese general an hour later you want to purge another general.
Will I still be able to get General Cho’s Chicken?
No one liked Hu Flung Dung.
Only at Panda Express.............
"I will be looking for absences in the Great Hall of the People. It will give an indication of Xi Jinping's grip on power."@Yu_JieC (@CHAsiaPacific) joined @bbcnickrobinson to discuss the Fourth Plenum meeting of 🇨🇳's Communist Party in Beijing this week, via @BBCRadio4⤵️ pic.twitter.com/8gdbWguGH1— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) October 20, 2025
I'm afraid it's just a situation of He said, Xi said....
I don't know why? Ask Anthony Weiner.
Copy them.
He Leightdong retained his position.
Hu is safe at home, but no one else is.
And He got thrown out! Watch the replay.
Yu will explain it all later, for yu.
Wat’s the problem? I don’t know.
Well done!👏
CC
Gordon Chang had an article out this morning suggesting that we might see some “upheaval” by Thursday. There was talk of “ousting” Xi. I think that might be a bit extreme.
But...the military reports to the Party, not the government. Who knows where this is going? I would bet that 99.9% of Americans have no idea that China is even run differently than the US. LOL.
This stuff is fun to watch...until it gets scary and messes with the stock market and gold prices.
Gordon Chang predicted the collapse of China for the year 2011. When it didn’t happen, he said, 2012.
I guess he is the Chinese Hal Lindsey.
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