Originally published by Pacific Forum, the article is republished with permission. Most Western analyses of the recent purge of two People’s Liberation Army four-star generals (上将) treat this development as something shocking. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping has been accused of paranoia, and the power of the Chinese Communist Party Central Military Commission (CCP CMC) […]The post ‘Chinese characteristics’ and Xi Jinping’s latest purge of brass appeared first on Asia Times.