In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the recent Chinese Communist Party investigations into the vice chair of China’s Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia, and the chief of staff of the commission’s Joint Staff Department, Liu Zhenli, and what these purges mean for People’s Liberation Army operations and effectiveness. Next, Miles reviews the authorization of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, the international actors that have joined so far, and the significance of the board to Beijing. Finally, Miles unpacks China’s demographic crisis and declining birthrate, and how the CCP plans to respond to the crisis.
China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute’s China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world’s future.