The corruption within the Chinese Communist Party's military is pervasive, significantly undermining the army's combat effectiveness. (Illustration by People News)
[People News] The repercussions of Zhang Youxia's fall, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, continue to resonate. The Chinese military has dedicated ten weeks to conducting the first senior cadre training class at the National Defense University. Military reports have revealed details of this training. Experts suggest that this initiative may be linked to a 'pass for everyone' strategy stemming from the Zhang Youxia case, while Xi Jinping has fostered animosities within the military, resulting in a period of significant turmoil and disarray in military morale. Observers note that such actions serve as a strong political statement and a demonstration of authority; ostensibly aimed at combating corruption and reinforcing discipline, they are, in fact, a loyalty test for the surviving generals following a major reshuffling of military power, ensuring Xi Jinping's absolute control over the armed forces.
Details of the Military Senior Cadre Class Revealed; May Involve 'Pass for Everyone'
On June 24, the Chinese military newspaper published a 'side note' regarding the first senior cadre training class for the entire military, indicating that from April 8 to June 16, the inaugural senior cadre training class took place at the National Defense University. During the training, participants viewed educational warning films, repeated the 'Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention,' and utilized morning exercise sessions to retrain basic formation movements.
The Chinese Communist Party has chosen this highly sensitive period to implement a concentrated, closed training program for senior military leaders lasting over two months, prompting speculation about the authorities' intentions.
In my opinion, there are three primary motivations behind this senior official training class:
1. Political Purge and 'Soul Alignment' Following the Shock
Zhang Youxia, the vice chairman of the Military Commission, has significant influence within the military. His recent downfall is likely to cause a major upheaval throughout the armed forces, instilling fear among personnel at all levels. It is anticipated that many within the military will harbor grievances against Xi Jinping for his actions against Zhang Youxia. For Xi Jinping, these individuals represent a potential threat, akin to a ticking time bomb that could trigger a military coup at any moment. Thus, a thorough cleanup and 'mine clearance' is essential.
Historically, whenever a prominent military figure falls from grace, the Chinese Communist Party typically initiates a widespread 'investigation of residual toxins' across the military and government. This is done through political pressure to eliminate any potential dissent and dissatisfaction. Subsequently, the military leadership is subjected to intensive indoctrination of the supreme leader's ideology and military philosophy, transforming them into a politically compliant 'tool' of absolute loyalty.
Xi Jinping's recent gathering of senior military leaders who wield significant power is essentially a form of political vetting and a 'brainwashing camp' where everyone must conform. In a controlled environment, these generals are required to pledge their loyalty to Xi Jinping in one-on-one, face-to-face sessions, effectively cutting off any connections to previous power structures. Those who do not demonstrate sufficient commitment or introspection during this training may find themselves among the next wave of purges.
2. Reshaping the Military's Completely Out-of-Control Beliefs
In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party's Rocket Force, Equipment Development Department, and even the upper echelons of the Central Military Commission have been plagued by corruption and betrayal scandals, including procurement fraud and missile tampering. This indicates that belief in the so-called 'Communist ideals' has eroded within the military, with enlistment and promotions now primarily driven by corruption and financial gain.
The deterioration and corruption of military ideology have instilled extreme fear among senior officials in Zhongnanhai. The ten-week effort to forcibly instill political speeches is an attempt to use high-pressure propaganda to mend the military's ideological defenses, which have already been thoroughly shattered. The goal is to reformat this army, which prioritizes money over loyalty to the party, into a private force that answers to a single leader.
3. Preventive Martial Law Against 'Military Coups' and 'Internal Turmoil'
The emergence of disloyalty among generals who control the military poses a lethal threat to the CCP regime. Consequently, relocating senior generals from various military branches and war zones to Beijing National Defense University for ten weeks serves to 'draw the tiger away from the mountain and separate the troops.'
During the precarious period marked by Zhang Youxia's downfall and the instability of military morale, confining all high-ranking officials capable of mobilizing the military for training under close supervision can effectively prevent local forces from taking reckless actions, such as launching a 'military coup' or engaging in local separatism due to the anger and fear of their commanders. This strategy serves as a means of political prevention and power consolidation.
What does this indicate? It indicates that, in the eyes of Zhongnanhai, this army, which claims to be the Great Wall of Steel and poses a threat to the Taiwan Strait and the world, is already deeply corrupt from within! The generals do not believe in Marxism-Leninism; they only believe in money and power, and even less in the leader. This ten-week brainwashing conference is merely a self-deceptive struggle for survival by the regime amid fear and turmoil!
Diminishing the Status of Senior Generals Involves Everyone Passing the Test.
According to details revealed by the Chinese Communist Party's "Liberation Army Daily," a ten-week training course for high-ranking officers began with an activity titled "Revisiting the Beginning of Soldiering, Understanding the Responsibilities of Command" in its first week. This compelled a group of generals, who command hundreds of thousands of troops and wield significant power, to march in formation and practice basic drill movements during morning exercises.
This training course is, in reality, a carefully orchestrated humiliation of power, a process of taming, and a test of obedience. What may appear to be an absurd arrangement actually hides three deeply troubling political strategies:
1. Deprivation of dignity, achieving "depersonalization" in the taming of power.
In the military, basic drill movements (attention, at ease, march) are typically reserved for training 18-year-old recruits. However, the audience consists entirely of military commanders, leaders, and even generals. Xi Jinping forces these military leaders, aged in their 50s and 60s, who are usually surrounded by followers and command authority, to sweat like new recruits, obey commands, march in formation, and salute. This act is fundamentally a form of "downgrading" and "humiliation." Through this, Xi is conveying to the generals: if you cannot demonstrate absolute loyalty, you can be reduced to a mere recruit at any moment.
Xi Jinping intentionally strips them of their dignity as senior generals, both physically and formally, psychologically reverting them to "little soldiers" who must unconditionally obey orders. This serves as a warning: regardless of your power, in my eyes, you are nothing.
2. Test of obedience and intimidation.
The first line of the Chinese Communist military song "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention" states, "First, all actions must follow commands; only by marching in step can we achieve victory."
The training session also compelled the generals to sing this song, which serves as an obedience test.
At a sensitive time when Zhang Youxia fell from power and military morale was shaken, Xi Jinping employed this distinctly Cultural Revolution-style approach to assess this group of senior generals and observe their reactions. During the marching and singing, who displayed disdain? Who was not serious in their movements? Who showed signs of dissatisfaction? These details would be meticulously recorded by the political instructors and secret agents present, serving as indicators of your absolute loyalty to the 'Chairman of the Military Commission's responsibility system.'
3. Staging a 'Rectification Campaign' to Conceal Military Corruption
As early as after former CCP leader Jiang Zemin called for 'quietly amassing wealth,' the entire CCP government and military rapidly descended into deep corruption. This corruption within the military has directly impacted weapon research and development, procurement, and logistics supply chains, resulting in severe issues of 'paper quality' and forgery in weapon quality. Intelligence and internal reports indicate that some strategic missile fuel tanks have even been discovered to contain 'water' instead of fuel, and many missile silos have functional defects in their covers, preventing effective missile launches. A significant amount of military funds has been misappropriated and embezzled during the procurement phase. There exists a widespread unspoken rule within the military that 'the best weapons are exported (due to foreign quality inspections), while inferior or makeshift equipment is reserved for domestic use (as long as it satisfies the leaders),' leading to a supply chain for key combat aircraft (such as the J-20) and warships that is rife with formalism and counterfeit inferior products.
Zhongnanhai is both unwilling and afraid to acknowledge the corruption inherent in the system, leading it to engage in the formalism of 'holding a funeral as a celebration'—pretending that if senior generals simply return to march in formation, sing revolutionary songs, and revisit the 'origins of the army', the issues of military corruption and betrayal can be easily resolved.
This approach is similar to administering painkillers to a terminal cancer patient, using the superficial appearance of orderly formations to mask the deeply entrenched systemic rot. The visible uniformity of marching serves as a facade of military strength, misleading the general public.
Dictators particularly relish seeing the generals who wield power bowing to them. By forcing them to march in formation and sing 'all actions follow orders', they aim to undermine the dignity of military generals, psychologically diminishing their status.
When an army that claims to rival the U.S. military and seeks to unify Taiwan through force is, as of today in 2026, still relying on coercing generals to march in step to identify 'internal traitors' and prevent coups, the regime's weakness and fear are abundantly clear without any further explanation!
(First published in People News)
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