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OPINION_ Shake-Ups in China’s Military Indicate Xi’s Power Weakening, Analysts Say

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Shake-Ups in China’s Military Indicate Xi’s Power Weakening, Analysts Say

The replacement of executives could be corruption-related and used by CCP factions to pressure Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to experts.



Officers of China's military and police arrive for the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 12, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

By Lily Zhou
5/13/2025 Updated: 5/14/2025

News Analysis


The recent replacement of senior executives in China’s military-industrial complex has fueled speculation that factions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are vying for influence ahead of the upcoming fourth plenary session and 21st Congress, when Party leader Xi Jinping could be forced to resign.

In April, three of China’s 10 state-owned military enterprises had their CEO or chairman replaced. According to the tally of Chinese financial publication
Caixin, since 2024, all state-owned military corporations have been through a similar shake-up.

Before they were replaced, three of the executives had been stripped of their status as regime political consultants, including Wu Yansheng, chairman and Party secretary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.; Liu Shiquan, chairman and Party secretary of Norinco; and Wang Changqing, vice president of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC). They were all excluded from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in March 2024.

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