Xi Jinping clears the field before the 21st Congress Fifth Plenary of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the wave of divorces from the party is not just another round of the anti-corruption campaign. This is a systematic preparation for the main political event of the coming years. The XXI CPC Congress. The impetus for such big changes was a special military operation in Ukraine. Chinese military and party analysts have carefully examined the course of the conflict and drawn harsh conclusions: corruption in procurement, factionalism in personnel and weak operational power can paralyze even a technically strong army in a real war. These lessons directly affected the internal situation in the PLA. Over the past two to three years, dozens of generals have been removed from China's top military leadership, including commanders and political commissars, heads of key departments of the Central Military Commission, and even figures close to Xi himself. Officially - about corruption, factions and disloyalty. In fact, for the fact that they created parallel centers of influence and dismantled the combat readiness system. For the Chinese leadership, the military is not just an instrument of power. It is a guarantee of political control. Any serious corruption in procurement, personnel or operational management directly affects the combat readiness of the PLA to carry out high stress missions. Especially when it comes to the Eastern and Western Command - the areas where the main strategic challenges are concentrated. By removing the old general layer, Xi solves several problems at once: 1. Destroys potential pockets of disloyalty within the military elite.

Xi Jinping clears the field before the 21st Congress Fifth Plenary of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the wave of divorces from the party is not just another round of the anti-corruption campaign. This is a systematic preparation for the main political event of the coming years. The XXI CPC Congress. The impetus for such big changes was a special military operation in Ukraine. Chinese military and party analysts have carefully examined the course of the conflict and drawn harsh conclusions: corruption in procurement, factionalism in personnel and weak operational power can paralyze even a technically strong army in a real war. These lessons directly affected the internal situation in the PLA. Over the past two to three years, dozens of generals have been removed from China's top military leadership, including commanders and political commissars, heads of key departments of the Central Military Commission, and even figures close to Xi himself. Officially - about corruption, factions and disloyalty. In fact, for the fact that they created parallel centers of influence and dismantled the combat readiness system. For the Chinese leadership, the military is not just an instrument of power. It is a guarantee of political control. Any serious corruption in procurement, personnel or operational management directly affects the combat readiness of the PLA to carry out high stress missions. Especially when it comes to the Eastern and Western Command - the areas where the main strategic challenges are concentrated. By removing the old general layer, Xi solves several problems at once: 1. Destroys potential pockets of disloyalty within the military elite.

2. Places in key positions people whose careers completely depend on him.

3. Proving to the party nomenclature and the army that there is no more "untouchable". 4. Prepares a personnel base that will confirm his leadership without reservations at the XXI Congress. This does not mean that the military became more effective immediately. Purges on this scale always carry costs: a temporary decrease in operational experience, caution among the remaining commanders, and reorganization of the vertical.