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S8 Ep746: Military Purges and the Taiwan Threat Guest: Gordon Chang and Piero Tozzi Piero Tozzi and Gordon Chang analyze Xi Jinping’s military purges, specifically the removal of General Zhang Youxia

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Military Purges and the Taiwan Threat Guest: Gordon Chang and Piero Tozzi Piero Tozzi and Gordon Chang analyze Xi Jinping’s military purges, specifically the removal of General Zhang Youxia
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Today. I'm John Bachelor. I welcome my colleague and friend Gordon Chang at Gordon-Gee-Chang.

0:51.4

We turn to Asia, especially the People's Republic of China and its threats to our allies.

0:58.0

We're joined by Piero Tozi, Senior Director for China Policy at the America First Policy Institute.

1:04.0

Gentlemen, a very good day to you.

1:06.0

Gordon, I again see that Xi Jinping cannot go through a whole week without mentioning his threats to Taiwan.

1:14.9

In this particular instance, he's talking about an embassy by the opposition from Taiwan to the mainland

1:22.4

to make gestures again of accommodation. Is there anything new here, Gordon, or is this rinse and

1:28.3

repeat? Good evening to you. Good evening, John. On Friday, he met the KMT head, Chengli Wan,

1:35.4

as she went to Beijing. I don't think there's anything really new, and I think part of the reason

1:42.4

is that Xi Jinping has decimated his military.

1:45.8

So he no longer has the ability to launch an invasion of the main island of Taiwan and be

1:51.0

successful. So I think that he is just using rhetoric as a holding until something better happens

1:57.2

in the military.

1:58.8

Beiro, a very good day to you.

2:06.3

What do you see about this visit by the KMT that we should remember when it comes to the president if and when meets with Xi Jinping?

2:09.9

Is there a revelation of dissent on the island, or is this a propaganda outfit making

2:16.3

hay?

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