Executive Synopsis (BLUF++ Heatmap Encapsulation – March 18, 2026) Critical Event Chain: On January 24, 2026, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced investigations into Zhang Youxia (senior vice chairman, CMC) and Liu Zhenli (CMC member, Joint Staff Department chief) for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law” — euphemism for corruption/disloyalty. This removed the PLA’s … Leggi tutto Systemic Cascades from PLA Senior Leadership Purges under Xi Jinping – Implications for Authoritarian War Propensity and Multi-Domain Leverage