PLA Purge May Be Driving China To Rely More On Military Pressure Against Taiwan: Analysts

PLA Purge May Be Driving China To Rely More On Military Pressure Against Taiwan: Analysts Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times, China's purge of senior military leaders may be pushing Beijing to rely more heavily on military intimidation and gray-zone operations against Taiwan, even as the upheaval leaves the Chinese military with a weakened command structure, according to two Chinese academics and an insider familiar with the Chinese military. Chinese ships patrol as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts drills on Pingtan island—the closest point to Taiwan—in eastern Fujian Province,...