Xi Tightened Grip on Beijing Garrison Before Purge of Senior Military Leaders

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A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

China’s leadership has quietly filled a long-vacant command post overseeing the capital’s security weeks before two senior military figures were abruptly purged. This unusual personnel move may signal advance preparations for an internal power struggle, analysts told The Epoch Times

In early January, Chen Yuan, previously commander of the Shanghai Armed Police Corps, was transferred to a leadership role in the Beijing Garrison Command, a strategically vital unit responsible for safeguarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) core political institutions. The post had been vacant for nearly a year.

Less than two weeks later, on Jan. 24, Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and Liu Zhenli, another senior CMC member, were removed from their posts. The timing of Chen’s arrival has since drawn intense scrutiny.

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