Your account has been succesfully created.
EN FR
Scroll through edition

Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping's secret meeting to ‘crush the termites' in the military

Reading time 3 min
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, on 30 April 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, on 30 April 2026. © Xie Huanchi/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Frustrated by what he sees as insufficient results from the anti-corruption campaign within the People's Liberation Army, the Chinese president summoned the sole surviving member of the Central Military Commission to urge him to get the job done.

Related topics to this article

country
China country
organisation
Central Military Commission organisation
organisation
Chinese Communist Party organisation
public figure
Miao Hua public figure
organisation
People's Liberation Army organisation
public figure
Xi Jinping public figure
public figure
Zhang Youxia public figure
keyword
He Weidong
keyword
Liu Zhenli
keyword
National Defense University
keyword
Zhang Shengmin

Read also

Spotlight | China
Wei Xiaodong affair upends Beijing's powerful elite

Beijing's anti-corruption authorities have submitted a dossier to Chinese President Xi Jinping deemed too sensitive to be passed on to the Politburo Standing Committee. This follows the launch of an investigation into Wei Xiaodong, a senior official from Fujian, whose downfall threatens part of the party elite and places the head of state in a delicate position ahead of the 5th Plenum.

LogoSubscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 15.06.2026
Wei Xiaodong, former chairman of the municipal committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

The Agencies' Gazette
US counter-propaganda, Triads and the DGSE, Rolling purges at the PLA, Bulgarian prosecutor's 'clean hands' operation

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

USState Department plans to boost fight against online disinformation

FranceGiovanni Falcone Prize awarded to ex-Asia specialist at the DGSE

ChinaXi's hidden message following ex-defence ministers' suspended death sentences

Bulgaria ‘Clean hands operation' for public prosecutor after defendant accused of Russian espionage acquitted
LogoSubscribers only 25.05.2026

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!