He built the team himself.
Then he tore it apart.
Piece by piece.
General by general.
Since 2022, China has quietly investigated, removed or disciplined over 100 senior military officers.
Not low-level clerks.
The top brass.
Let that sink in.
🎖️ 42 senior officers dismissed or vanished since 2023
⭐ 19 full generals caught in the purge
🚀 The entire top command of the Rocket Force — China's nuclear and missile arm — rebuilt from scratch
🛡️ Only 2 of 7 original Central Military Commission members from 2022 still standing
🔄 The defence minister replaced twice in under two years
This isn't housekeeping.
This is a system eating itself.
Xi Jinping didn't inherit these officers.
He picked them.
And according to China watchers, of the 47 officers he elevated after 2022…
87% have since been purged, investigated, or placed under suspicion.
Read that twice.
The man spent over a decade centralising total control.
Now even his own handpicked circle can't survive inside it.
Procurement scams. Rigged promotions. Inflated contracts.
All real problems inside the PLA for years.
But when China's own military newspaper accused top commanders of failing to uphold Xi's "absolute authority," the mask slipped a little.
This isn't just anti-corruption.
It's a loyalty test.
And officers know it.
So instead of taking risks, they play it safe.
Instead of building readiness, they protect their necks.
Xi has set 2027 as the year the PLA must be ready to "fight and win wars."
Analysts widely read that as a Taiwan benchmark.
But right now?
Command posts sit vacant.
Replacements are inexperienced.
Fear, not confidence, is running the chain of command.
Parades still roll out.
Missiles still get unveiled.
The image of strength stays intact.
But image and readiness are not the same thing.
A military that keeps dismantling its own leadership isn't projecting power.
It's exposing how fragile that power really is.
That's all for now!
