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Zhang Shengmin

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Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan

Former anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan reappeared on 17 August at Jiang Zemin's centennial celebration but his last two protégés were removed from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection just five days later. Intelligence Online understands that an investigation into Wang had already begun in 2022 within the corridors of CICC, the bank he founded.

Subscribers only Operations 31.08.2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with then Vice-President Wang Qishan (left) during the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China, on 10 March 2023.

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Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission

Reduced by purges to just two members, the supreme body of the People's Liberation Army is to be reconstituted before the army's centenary in 2027. The party leadership wants to dispel the image of a military institution mired in speculation and to demonstrate that the purge remains on course.

Chinese President Xi Jinping at the concert held to mark the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing, on 29 June.

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DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

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

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

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

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.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations, Defence 11.05.2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, on 30 April 2026.

Spotlight | China
Why Xi Jinping's upheaval within the Chinese military is just the beginning

The story behind China's latest purge (1/2) – The turmoil sweeping the Central Military Commission is no surprise move, but rather the result of a long-term political strategy. Xi Jinping is consolidating control of the military by neutralising faction leaders and using anti-corruption as a tool.

Subscribers only Defence 11.02.2026

Chinese soldiers in front of a giant screen showing President Xi Jinping.

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

A wave of 17 arrests coordinated by China's Ministry of Public Security heralds a profound restructuring of the Central Military Commission as Xi Jinping further consolidates his grip on the People's Liberation Army.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 22.01.2026

Zhang Shengmin is the only remaining operational member of China's Central Military Commission alongside President Xi Jinping.

China
China's Central Military Commission gets complete overhaul

The first post-plenum propaganda meeting convened last week by the new vice-chairmen of the commission reveals a landscape undergoing a complete overhaul: ongoing purges, frozen appointments and an internal power struggle in which Xi Jinping remains the silent arbiter.

Subscribers only Defence 17.11.2025

Zhang Youxia in Beijing on 4 March 2025.

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Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan

Spotlight | China
Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

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

Spotlight | China
Why Xi Jinping's upheaval within the Chinese military is just the beginning

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

China
China's Central Military Commission gets complete overhaul

Deep Dive | China
PLA purges hamper Beijing's strategy on Taiwan

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Xi loyalists also caught up in China military restructuring

Deep Dive | China
People's Liberation Army faces debilitating purges

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Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

China
'Shaanxi Gang' on the rise during Xi's third term

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New Central Military Commission brings expertise on Taiwan

China
Xi leans on anti-corruption to increase control over PLA

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Zhang Shengmin

Spotlight | China Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan

Spotlight | China Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission

The Agencies' Gazette DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

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

Spotlight | China Why Xi Jinping's upheaval within the Chinese military is just the beginning

China Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

China China's Central Military Commission gets complete overhaul

Deep Dive | China PLA purges hamper Beijing's strategy on Taiwan

Deep Dive | China Xi loyalists also caught up in China military restructuring

Deep Dive | China People's Liberation Army faces debilitating purges

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

China 'Shaanxi Gang' on the rise during Xi's third term

Spotlight | China New Central Military Commission brings expertise on Taiwan

China Xi leans on anti-corruption to increase control over PLA

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Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan

Spotlight | China
Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

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

Spotlight | China
Why Xi Jinping's upheaval within the Chinese military is just the beginning

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

China
China's Central Military Commission gets complete overhaul

Deep Dive | China
PLA purges hamper Beijing's strategy on Taiwan

Deep Dive | China
Xi loyalists also caught up in China military restructuring

Deep Dive | China
People's Liberation Army faces debilitating purges

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

China
'Shaanxi Gang' on the rise during Xi's third term

Spotlight | China
New Central Military Commission brings expertise on Taiwan

China
Xi leans on anti-corruption to increase control over PLA