Overview
- Xi, speaking Wednesday at the National Defence University in Beijing, ordered deeper political rectification in a live-streamed address to senior officers.
- He directed commanders to lead intra-Party political work, speak plainly, restore Party and military traditions, and drop official airs.
- Xi said all service members are equal before laws and regulations with no special cases or exceptions in enforcement.
- He linked the effort to the PLA’s 2027 centenary, saying the force must always stay pure to meet that goal.
- The push comes after sweeping anti-corruption removals at the top of the force, including CMC vice chairman Gen Zhang Youxia, and the session was presided over by discipline chief Zhang Shengmin.