Chairman Xi Jinping's decision to arrest two of the most senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) leaders - Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli - continues to reverberate. It has stirred debate over the operational capability of China's military, and whether Xi would dare trust it to invade T
Chairman Xi Jinping caused shockwaves by arresting the highest military leader inChina - General Zhang Youxia - it was announced on 24 January. Simultaneously, General Liu Zhenli, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department, had been detained.
General CQ Brown, Jr, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, initiated a video conference call with his Chinese counterpart, General Liu Zhenli of the People's Liberation Army of China.