Why has Xi purged his senior military commanders? - The Spectator World

Why has Xi purged his senior military commanders? - The Spectator World - Ian Williams

• It could well be that these dismissals are specifically related to corruption at the Rocket Force

"The Chinese Communist Party will no doubt throw a militarized tantrum should Saturday’s election in Taiwan be won by Lai Ching-te, the more independence-minded of the candidates. 

Yet behind these histrionics lies an army in turmoil, with a purge of top generals raising serious doubts as to whether it is up to the task of fighting a war.
The CCP has spent billions of dollars expanding and modernizing its armed forces at a pace rarely seen in peacetime, with the aim of creating a cutting edge force. 

But the money thrown at the generals and their…