Скачать или смотреть （Podcast) China’s most senior general Zhang Youxia is officially under investigation!

🚨 *SHOCKWAVE in Beijing!* 🚨 China’s most senior general and Xi Jinping’s "closest military ally", **Zhang Youxia**, is officially under investigation! 🇨🇳⚔️

In this episode, we dive deep into the massive *corruption crackdown* shaking the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to its core. Zhang Youxia, the joint vice-chairperson of the Central Military Commission (CMC), is facing explosive allegations—ranging from *leaking nuclear secrets to the US* to taking bribes for official acts, including the promotion of a defence minister.

Is the Chinese military in total turmoil? With only two of the seven top leaders appointed to the CMC in 2022 remaining untouched by investigations, we explore what this purge means for *Xi Jinping’s judgment* and the political stability of a rising nuclear superpower. We also discuss how this "betrayal of trust" impacts the PLA's readiness regarding *Taiwan* and its increasingly "muscular" stance in the South China Sea.

*Key Highlights of the Investigation:*
🔹 *The Fallout:* Why Zhang and Liu Zhenli are accused of undermining the party’s "absolute leadership" over the military.
🔹 *The Nuclear Scandal:* Inside the high-level briefing claims regarding leaked weapons programme details.
🔹 *Combat Veteran to Target:* Zhang’s history from the 1979 Vietnam border war to being purged past the normal age of retirement.
🔹 *Modernisation Stalled?* How the crackdown is slowing procurement of advanced weaponry and hitting major defence firms.

Don't miss this breakdown of the biggest military shake-up in decades! 📉💣

Source: Information drawn from "China’s top general under investigation for alleged violations amid corruption crackdown" via The Guardian.