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People’s Liberation Army

Supreme warlord Xi simply does not trust the PLA 

August 20, 2025August 19, 2025 by China Factor Staff

His fixation with the high command shows a lack of confidence in its ability to take on US forces

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Communist Party of China, Forever Purge, News, People's Liberation Army, United States Leave a comment

PLA shoots down Xi’s plan for battlefield robots

July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Armed forces call for ‘ethical research’ to stop ‘indiscriminate killings’ before deploying humanoids

Categories Talking Point Tags Communist Party of China, Cutting-Edge Tech, Military Build-Up, News, People's Liberation Army Leave a comment

PLA Navy warns that ‘loose lips can sink ships’

November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 by China Factor Staff

China’s military alerts officers to online enemies of the state on its official WeChat account

Categories National Security Tags Communist Party of China, Hacking Campaign, News, People's Liberation Army, Spy Trap Leave a comment

The Purge and President Xi’s red blitz on the PLA

August 7, 2024August 6, 2024 by Andrew Wedeman

Serious ‘corruption’ and ‘disloyalty’ inside the People’s Liberation Army should cause him grave concern

Categories Analysis Tags Communist Party of China, East Asia Forum, News, People's Liberation Army, PLA Corruption, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

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