The image above shows the United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1). The image below shows the Chinese Communist Party’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship (modeled after U.S. amphibious assault ships), but with incomplete helicopter types and no fighter aircraft available. (Video screenshot)
[People News] The United States Department of War (formerly the “Department of Defense”) released the 2025 Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving China on December 23. The report revealed that corruption within the Chinese Communist Party military has spread to the highest levels of the Central Military Commission, and it also pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party is accelerating preparations to build the capability to conduct combat operations against Taiwan by 2027. The report shows that the political commissar systems of various branches of the People’s Liberation Army and the national defense industrial system have all been hit by anti-corruption storms, that the strategic transformation of nuclear forces has accelerated, and that China–Russia military cooperation continues to deepen.
U.S. Report: Severe Corruption in the Chinese Communist Party Military Damages Loyalty and Combat Effectiveness
According to The Epoch Times, the Pentagon report disclosed that after He Weidong, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Central Military Commission, was detained in March 2025, he has never appeared publicly again. As one of only two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, He Weidong was responsible for overseeing 15 departments under the Commission. His investigation indicates that corruption has extended to the highest-ranking officers promoted during Xi Jinping’s tenure.
In November 2024, General Miao Hua, director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, was publicly suspended for “serious disciplinary violations.” Miao Hua was responsible for military political education and party organization management, with authority covering human resources management and recommendations for the promotion of senior officers.
The report points out that investigations into the upper ranks of the military by the Chinese Communist Party authorities are likely to disrupt the military’s operational effectiveness. The dismissal of a large number of personnel may affect the pace at which the military achieves its 2027 modernization goals. Although the Chinese Communist Party military continues to advance toward these goals, it is difficult to determine how significant these impacts are.
The report specifically notes that there have been reports of some new recruits questioning the military’s absolute loyalty to the party. This is an extremely serious signal that touches the core of political work within the Chinese Communist Party military.
Su Tzu-yun, director of the Institute for Strategy and Resources at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, analyzed: “These cases are not limited to individual corruption; they involve the core issues of loyalty and political reliability within the Chinese Communist Party military. Miao Hua’s investigation casts doubt on the qualifications of all officers he recommended during his seven-year term as director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission and his prior career as a political commissar, causing a systemic shock to the military personnel system.”
Political Commissars of Three Major Branches Investigated; 26 Defense Industry Executives Fall
The report shows that among the four major branches of the Chinese Communist Party military, the political commissars of the Rocket Force, the Army, and the Navy have all been investigated: Rocket Force political commissar Xu Zhongbo was investigated in July 2023; Army political commissar Qin Shutong and Navy political commissar Yuan Huazhi disappeared after 2024 and are suspected of being under investigation; Armed Police commander Wang Chunning has not appeared publicly since November 2024. Corruption investigations have triggered leadership changes at the top levels of various theater commands.
From 2023 to 2024, at least 14 senior Chinese Communist Party military officers were removed from their positions by the National People’s Congress. Of the 42 military members of the Central Committee elected at the 2022 Party Congress, eight have already been removed or placed under investigation, accounting for 19 percent.
The Chinese Communist Party’s defense industrial sector has also been severely impacted. In 2024, at least 26 current or former executives of state-owned military-industrial enterprises were investigated or dismissed. Between December 2023 and December 2024, multiple executives of the China National Nuclear Corporation were investigated, and the group’s head, Yu Jianfeng, has been absent from public activities since January 2025. In January 2025, the chief designer of the J-20 fighter jet and the general manager of his company, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, were investigated. It took two years from the dismissal to the formal arrest of Tan Ruisong, head of the Aviation Industry Corporation.
Su Tzu-yun pointed out: “The report mentions incidents such as faulty missile silo covers and the sinking of naval submarine docks in the Chinese Communist Party military, all of which are capability deficiencies caused by procurement corruption. These problems may delay the achievement of the 2027 modernization goals.”
However, military commentator Mark stated: “The West should not misjudge the level of threat posed by the Chinese military because of corruption issues.”
Report: Chinese Communist Party Attempts to Attack Taiwan Before 2027 and Prevent U.S. Intervention
The report clearly states that the Chinese Communist Party expects to have the capability to win a war against Taiwan by the end of 2027. The military is refining multiple options to forcibly unify Taiwan, including amphibious invasion, joint firepower strikes, and maritime blockades. Exercises conducted in 2024 tested these options, with strike ranges reaching 1,500 to 2,000 nautical miles from China’s coast, sufficient to challenge the U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
The report emphasizes that the Chinese Communist Party has made “defeating U.S. intervention and winning a Taiwan Strait war before 2027” an executable military objective.
In 2024, Chinese Communist Party aircraft intruded into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone 3,067 times, and conducted 38 joint combat readiness patrols. The “Joint Sword–2024A/B” exercises simulated a blockade of Taiwan and, for the first time, integrated coast guard forces. The posture of the Eastern Theater Command was elevated, enabling rapid multi-domain challenges to Taiwan.
Su Tzu-yun stated: “Comments by NATO Secretary General Rutte show the international community’s high level of concern over the Taiwan Strait situation. If China (the Chinese Communist Party) attacks Taiwan, it would prompt Russia to take action in Europe, disrupting European support for the United States or Taiwan. This strategic linkage highlights the global significance of security in the Taiwan Strait.”
He called on Taiwan to increase its defense budget: “Only strength can maintain peace.” Mark warned: “Democratic countries must strengthen their military power to form effective deterrence. Once war breaks out, it will not be so easy to stop.”
Chinese Communist Party Nuclear Strategy Shifts; Experts Say Nuclear Displays Are Mostly Muscle-Flexing
The report reveals that the Chinese Communist Party’s nuclear strategy has undergone a qualitative change and is no longer limited to “minimum deterrence.” In September 2024, the Chinese Communist Party launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, the “Dongfeng-31B” (DF-31B), into the Pacific Ocean for the first time since 1980, flying approximately 11,000 kilometers.
The Chinese Communist Party is advancing an “early warning counterstrike” capability, similar to a “launch-on-warning” mechanism. From 2024 to 2025, multiple infrared early-warning satellites were launched, combined with large ground-based phased-array radars, to support rapid counterstrike capability. The Chinese Communist Party is also pursuing low-yield nuclear weapons for limited nuclear retaliation, with more than 100 “Dongfeng-31” (DF-31)-class missile silos already loaded.
The report notes that while the Chinese Communist Party maintains a “no first use of nuclear weapons” policy, it simultaneously attempts to use nuclear forces to deter intervention in conventional wars, increasing the risk of strategic miscalculation. In April 2024, the Chinese Communist Party unilaterally suspended bilateral arms control talks with the United States.
Mark analyzed: “Xi Jinping’s goal is to reach at least 1,500 to 2,000 nuclear warheads in order to truly stand on equal footing with the United States. This kind of nuclear arms race will place a heavy burden on China’s economy.”
He pointed out: “How to stop the United States is the biggest problem the Chinese Communist Party must overcome if it is to forcibly unify Taiwan. Beijing needs to reach sufficient strength in both nuclear and conventional weapons to form effective deterrence, but the likelihood of using nuclear weapons in an actual conflict is extremely low. They are more about displaying muscle; the truly decisive factor remains conventional warfare.” (Related reading: Exposure of Water-Filled Chinese Communist Party Missiles; Rocket Force Purged)
Accelerated China–Russia Military Cooperation; Chinese Communist Party Supports Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
The report shows that China–Russia defense relations deepened significantly in 2024. In July, Chinese and Russian bombers conducted their first joint patrol entering the U.S. Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone; in October, they carried out their first joint coast guard patrol; and in November, during the ninth joint strategic aerial patrol, the Chinese Communist Party for the first time dispatched H-6N bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Chinese state-owned defense enterprises have provided Russia with key military–civilian dual-use components, including semiconductors, radar, and sensors, supporting Russian weapons production in the Ukraine war. The Chinese Communist Party military has drawn lessons from the Russia–Ukraine war, including expanding nuclear deterrence capabilities, developing joint operational forces, and improving logistics support.
Su Tzu-yun stated: “If the Chinese Communist Party launches military action in the Far East, Russia would carry out military provocations or conflicts in Europe, reducing the pressure China faces from European support for the United States. This linkage mechanism is a major challenge to current global security and requires high vigilance from the international community.”
Mark pointed out: “The Chinese Communist Party has seen the ‘advantages’ of centralized regimes in war—unlimited manpower投入 and strict control of public opinion.” He warned: “Do not assume that a corrupt military cannot fight. The Russian military is riddled with corruption, yet it can still cause real casualties. The Chinese Communist Party is the same; once cannon fodder is driven onto the battlefield, whether the military is corrupt or not no longer matters.”
He concluded: “The only way for democratic countries to respond is to strengthen their own military power and deter aggression with force, rather than pinning hopes on the opponent’s internal problems.” △
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