Author: Chris Buckley

Central Military Commission (China)ChinaCommunist Party of ChinaCorruption (Institutional)Defense and Military ForcesEthics and Official MisconductInternational RelationsLai Ching-tePeople's Liberation Army (China)Taipei (Taiwan)TaiwanTorigian, JosephWashington stateXi JinpingZhang Shengmin (1958- )Zhang Youxia (1950- )

After Xi Purges China’s Generals, a Military Inquisitor Rises

The rise of Zhang Shengmin suggests that China’s top brass remains embroiled in investigations, potentially complicating preparations for war over Taiwan.

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Chen, Youlin (Seismologist)ChinaHong KongInternational RelationsLai, JimmyMin Zin (Scholar)MyanmarNorth KoreaPolitical PrisonersTrump, Donald JUnited StatesUnited States International RelationsUnited States Politics and GovernmentXi Jinping

Families Urge Trump to Press Xi to Free Americans Detained in China

The Americans being held in China are U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, and Youlin Chen, a seismologist who researched North Korean nuclear tests.

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