China

The Reckoning That Has Chinese Officials Dropping Like Flies

THE PURGE

Xi Jinping is cleaning house—disappearing top Chinese officials and replacing them with loyal allies.

Shannon Vavra
Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

A photo illustration of Chinese President Xi and military general on a red background.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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