China’s purge of top defence officials is reportedly linked to several instances of corruption, including missiles “filled with water instead of fuel”. US intelligence assessments also cite silos in western China with lids that won’t allow the missiles to launch effectively, as per Bloomberg. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ousted more than a dozen senior commanders in the PLA in the past six months. The purge extended to the Chinese Defense Minister, Li Shangfu, who vanished for two months before being replaced in October.
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