Zhang Youxia swears an oath with members of the Central Military Commission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2023. | Greg Baker/Pool/AFP via Getty Images In recent years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been systematically purging his country’s senior military leaders, part of an overall campaign that has meted out punishment to some 200,000 officials since he took power. It’s officially an anti-corruption program but also, most believe, an effort to consolidate power over China’s ruling Communist Party. Hundreds of senior officers have been removed, including form...

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