purge
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Maese appears to have survived the purge, at least so far; he’s in Milan right now covering the Olympics.
From Salon
He initiated an antigraft purge and dismantled the military’s top-heavy administrative fiefs in favor of centralized, joint-combat theater commands that report directly to the Central Military Commission, which he leads.
It can take an official announcement—of a purge, promotion or policy shift—to validate a hypothesis.
In addition to its effort to reap intelligence, the campaign could aim to sow uneasiness within a Chinese military that has been reeling from purges of its leadership.
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