A new Pentagon report highlights the ongoing issue of corruption within the Chinese military, raising fears about its ability to conduct large-scale military operations, such as a potential conflict over Taiwan. The report indicates that President Xi Jinping's goal of modernizing the People's Liberation Army by 2027 could be hampered by these investigations and removals of senior officials.
A series of corruption investigations within China 's military continues to worry the country's leadership, according to a new Pentagon report, and U.S. officials suggest Beijing fears the problem could hamper future large-scale military operations such as a war over Taiwan . The 'new wave of corruption-related investigations and removals of senior leaders' could frustrate President Xi Jinping's goal of achieving the People's Liberation Army's modernization by 2027, according to the report.
Under Xi, over 4 million of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 99 million members have reportedly been investigated for corruption. Earlier this year, Xi said the party must 'turn the knife inward' to maintain discipline within party ranks. Defense chief Dong Jun's two immediate predecessors—Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe—and former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, were among the high-profile figures removed from office. Top officials of the PLA Rocket Force, which overseas China's nuclear arsenal, were also ousted. What To Know The U.S. Department of Defense's annual report on China's military, released on Wednesday, said corruption cases have touched every branch of the PLA, rattling Beijing's confidence in its senior military leaders.' leaders probably view the CCP's decade-long campaign as a necessary tool to build a professional fighting force as part of the PLA's 2027 modernization goals,' the report said. The report cited remarks by He Weidong, vice chairman of China's powerful Central Military Commission, as vowing this year to crack down on 'fake combat capabilities,' which may refer to corruption in weapons procurement. Despite these issues, the report underscored the rapid progress the PLA is making toward Xi's military modernization goal
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