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Xi puts PLA restructure on hold to allow purges to continue

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Welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for US President Donald Trump's state visit to China, on 14 May 2026.
Welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for US President Donald Trump's state visit to China, on 14 May 2026. © VCG/Reuters

Xi Jinping has put the People's Liberation Army's leadership reshuffle on hold while the purge is still ongoing. But he has already begun to reveal the new faces that will be taking control of the Party at the 2027 Congress.

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