In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the recent mass-purge of nine high-level People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military officials and Politburo members, and the impact of Xi Jinping’s continued military centralization on the PLA’s warfighting capabilities. Next, Miles details the life and career of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Dr. Chen Ning Yang, and the formative role he played in supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front strategy. Finally, Miles covers the latest dialogue following China’s announced export controls for rare earth minerals, and responds to criticisms related to the important role of hawkish rhetoric in the United States–China strategic competition landscape.
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.