CSIS-Brookings Report : Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Thomas J. Christensen, John Culver, Jonathan A. Czin, Suyash Desai, M. Taylor Fravel, Allie Matthias, and Joel Wuthnow Introduction On January 24, 2026, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the military’s top general, Zhang Youxia, and the chief of the Joint Staff Department, Liu Zhenli, had been placed under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations. The downfall of these two senior generals mark

The CSIS Database of Chinese Military Purges contains detailed information on 101 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) senior officers who have been purged or potentially purged since 2022. Data is updated through February 20, 2026. Due to limitations in open-source information, the dataset includes only officers at the general/admiral (上将) and lieutenant general/vice admiral (中将) level. This dataset was compiled by the CSIS China Power Project team, with support from Suyash Desai

CSIS Study : Xi's Military Purges : Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Leon Li, Suyash Desai, Truly Tinsley, Linda Yang, Feifei Hung Over the last few years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has waged an internal political war within his own military, conducting unprecedented purges of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Due to the opaque nature of China’s political system, there has not previously been a systematic assessment of these purges. To shed light on the scope and impact of the PLA pu

CSIS ChinaPower : The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is edging toward a new “cold start-style” military operational posture, with the goal of being able to conduct rapid, high-intensity offensive operations before an adversary can mobilize or intervene. This pivot is part of the PLA’s larger mobilization reforms, which China initiated in 2017-18. However, it was not until 2022, spurred by the visit to Taiwan by former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy

FPRI-ORF : Abstract: As India and Taiwan complete 30 years of informal relations this year, there is scope to deepen cooperation in the...

ORF - TAEF : We are pleased to co-publish the present volume with our partner, the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, in commemoration of...

Carnegie India: This compendium brings together three essays by scholars who participated in Carnegie India's Security Studies Dialogue...

Foreign Policy Research Institute Analysis: Bottom Line China is systematically preparing for a forceful reunification campaign by...

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Takshashila Discussion Document : This paper traces China’s Tibet-specific civilian and military developments under General Secretary Xi...

Issue Brief: This assessment on tensions between People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan discusses three possible scenarios relevant...

ORF Occasional Paper/ Takshashila Discussion Document : China’s evolving security dynamics with the United States have compelled it to...

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Takshashila Slide Deck : This document assesses the recent escalation of coercive activities by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in...

Takshashila Strategic Assessment: This assessment examines the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army...

Takshashila Slide Dec: China’s President Xi Jinping announced landmark military reforms in late 2015. The reforms aim to convert the...

Takshashila Discussion Document : The rise of China as an emerging global power has significant implications for India’s pursuit of its...