https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-purges-are-working-as-designedContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-purges-are-working-as-designedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-purges-are-working-as-designed#u75975Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:50:17 +0000Chinese President Xi Jinping is advancing a sweeping political and military purge that now involves over 40 Central Committee members facing expulsion. The campaign has breached Xi's innermost circle with the removal of Zhong Shaojun, triggering intense scrutiny over the strategic stability of the Chinese military. While outside observers and foreign analysts warn that the leadership shake-up raises concerns about operational risk and suspected asset vulnerabilities within the ranks, official framing maintains that the purge functions exactly as designed to secure absolute loyalty.Why it