Insightful analysis of General Zhang Youxia (#张又侠)'s purge by @KTristanTang/@ChinaBriefJT/@JamestownTweets: https://t.co/HsKceI6dWA
Unique details from @TangAnZhu: https://t.co/zW4SXsqkq4
Read together, they suggest a talented top PLA leader whose power, connections, & initiative became too threatening to Xi & his objectives.
While #ZhangYouxia is officially charged with catch-all #1, this fits with #2 & #3 of what I call the "Roads to Perdition Under Xi":
- Dysfunction. Graft/disciplinary violations undermining mission preparations.
- Disloyalty. Alternative “mountaintops” of power/patronage networks & beneficiaries.
- Unreliability. Falling short of, or questioning, ambitious objectives.
— e.g., 2027 Centennial Military Building Goal (建军一百年奋斗目标 https://t.co/KmMG9lyA9y).
I explained these Roads to Removal in my keynote address at #SENEDIA: https://t.co/6VoDaRSEFy
Accompanying slides here: https://t.co/cIqpDK2a5I
Background: https://t.co/eQWvjnqrkU