This is CBS Eye on the World with John Bachelorette.

Here's John Bachelorette.

The People's Republic of China, non-transparent.

The Chinese Communist Party, complete mystery, except now and again,

we hear about someone purged or someone erased,

such as recently Qin Gong, the foreign minister,

before that the ambassador to the United States

and now gone from official websites, gone from history.

However, most important to pay attention

when this happens in the military.

Right now, we're dealing with the two figures

of the rocket forces who are gone.

What does it mean for the PLA, the People's Liberation Army?

What does it mean for Xi Jinping?

The all-powerful president for life of the Chinese Communist Party

and you will recall the army is not the state's army.

It's the party's army.

So theory says that the party is loyal,

totally loyal to Xi Jinping, not China.

Gregory Kapli, editor and publisher of Defense and Foreign Affairs

is here to help me understand what we are witnessing

without being able to see through the complete wall

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