IN XI’S PURGE OF THE MILITARY, A SEARCH FOR ABSOLUTE LOYALTY

IN XI’S PURGE OF THE MILITARY, A SEARCH FOR ABSOLUTE LOYALTY: By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing. By Lily Kuo Feb. 16, 2026 When Xi Jinping rang in the new year from Beijing, he called on China to remember the legacy of Yan’an, the rural stronghold where