S8 Ep740: REVIEW FOR TOMORROW: Piero Tozzi discusses the military purges by Xi Jinping, specifically removing generals cautious about invading Taiwan. This restructuring of the Central Military Commission suggests a shift toward war preparation, despite lingering d
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:30.5 | This is John Batchelor, the military commission that commands the PLA in Beijing. |
| 0:36.7 | There's a conversation with Piero Tozi of the America First Policy.com |
| 0:41.7 | about the removal of every member of the military commission |
| 0:46.0 | except for she himself and an apparatchee, an accountant. |
| 0:52.2 | Why? What about the men who are gone? What was their motive for staying so long |
| 0:59.1 | if they were opposed to Xi Jinping's policy? What about their intention of Taiwan made Xi Jinping |
| 1:06.5 | move against them at this time? Bureau answers in multiple layers here. |
| 1:12.6 | This is about purging the general staff before you go to war, question mark. |
| 1:18.8 | More of this tonight. |
| 1:19.8 | I think, and here I disagree with some of the consensus views. |
| 1:25.6 | There were a number of purges from the Central Military Commission that preceded the |
| 1:31.9 | removal of General Zhang and General Leo. Miao Hua and Huoadong were two people that |
| 1:39.3 | Xi Jinping had appointed, and it's important to note that they were from his Fujian clique. |
| 1:45.9 | Fujian is the province opposite Taiwan. And it's important to note that they were from his Fujian clique. Fugent is the province opposite Taiwan. And they were, I think, people that were pro an invasion of Taiwan or preparation |
| 1:55.7 | for an invasion. Zhang Yoshan, a number of other people within the PLA were much more cautious. |
| 2:04.6 | There was another general that was purged a number of years ago, Leo Yajou, who had opposed |
| 2:10.6 | Xi Jinping's plans for an invasion of Taiwan. And I think there is learned speculation that |
| 2:16.6 | Zhang Yosha was also in that caution camp. |
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