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⭐️ Turmoil In The High Command Creates Political And Operational Disruptions

Xi has purged half the Central Military Commission

Apr 17, 2025
14 minute read

Did Beijing Really Admit To Being Behind Volt Typhoon?

Apr 10, 2025
1 minute read

Xi's Most Revealing Diplomatic Interaction Was With Justin Trudeau

A rare glimpse of Xi at a disadvantage

Jan 07, 2025
1 minute read

Obsolete Analytic Paradigms Of Chinese Politics

Misinterpreting "institutionalization"

Dec 31, 2024
3 minute read

Xi's Reading List Is Exaggerated

It's hard to determine Xi's intellectual influences

Dec 15, 2024
1 minute read

What Intelligence Would Be Too Controversial To Give Xi?

It's surprisingly difficult to find a specific example

Nov 05, 2024
2 minute read

Counterproductive Information Operations

Lessons from Russia on why some operations fail

Oct 02, 2024
1 minute read

Why Was Defense Minister Dong Jun Left Off The Central Military Commission?

Somehow this position became even more underpowered

Aug 19, 2024
2 minute read

PLA Reorganization and the Cyberspace Force

Apr 19, 2024
3 minute read

Brief Thought On Succession Politics

The CCP General Office would be key

Mar 29, 2024
2 minute read
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