Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force

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Source: BBC

Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force

1 August 2023

By Derek Cai & Kelly Ng
BBC News

China replaced two leaders of an elite unit managing its nuclear arsenal, triggering speculation of a purge.

General Li Yuchao who headed the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Rocket Force unit and his deputy had "disappeared" for months.

Former deputy navy chief Wang Houbin and party central committee member Xu Xisheng were named as replacements.

This is the biggest unplanned shake-up in Beijing's military leadership in almost a decade.

"The latest purge is significant… [as] China is undertaking one of the most profound changes in nuclear strategy in decades," said Lyle Morris, a foreign policy and national security fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66369136

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1. Peanuts compared to the purges of a certain American president and candidate again.