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Chinese military: revealing vacancies at the top suggest purges to continue

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Chinese Central Military Commission Vice President Zhang Shengmin salutes Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice President Zhang Shengmin salutes Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Ichiro Ohara / The Yomiuri Shimbun via Reuters Connect
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice President Zhang Shengmin salutes Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice President Zhang Shengmin salutes Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Ichiro Ohara / The Yomiuri Shimbun via Reuters Connect

An internal document seen by Intelligence Online listing the Central Military Commission's leadership posts, shows that 20 out of 26 remain vacant. Analysis of the six positions that have been filled indicates that Xi Jinping has not yet started rebuilding the army's governing body, instead sticking to the bare minimum to ensure the purge progresses.

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