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    In PLA purges, Xi Jinping 'spares' three of his close associates

    In the latest PLA purges, General Liu Zhenli (left) and General Zhang Youxia were removed from their posts without being imprisoned.
    In the latest PLA purges, General Liu Zhenli (left) and General Zhang Youxia were removed from their posts without being imprisoned.© Florence Lo/Reuters//Vadim Savitsky/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

    At the height of an unprecedented cull within the People's Liberation Army, more is learned from looking at the purge's survivors than its victims. Although Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli and Zhong Shaojun have avoided prison, they have not been cleared of wrongdoing or reinstated.

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    Spy Way of Life | France
    The Suzanne Lenglen stadium in Paris, a training ground for future Chinese spies?

    The Suzanne Lenglen sports complex near the French Armed Forces General Staff headquarters in western Paris.
    The Suzanne Lenglen sports complex near the French Armed Forces General Staff headquarters in western Paris. © Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas via AFP

    Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous places to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, your reporter put on his trainers and headed to the Suzanne Lenglen stadium in the French capital, where officers playing a game of football on their lunch break have a feeling they are being watched.

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