Xi unsure of PLA’s loyalty, MAC saysMASSIVE PURGES: Xi Jinping’s remarks reflected Beijing’s ‘deep unease’ about its control of the military, MAC Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung saidBy Chen Yu-fu and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writerChinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) remarks that he would not tolerate partial loyalty from the Chinese military toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reflected the Chinese state leadership’s unease about its control, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday. Annual meetings of the 14th Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference commenced last week. Photo: Lin Cheng-kun, Taipei TimesXi said in his address that anyone in the Chinese military harboring incomplete loyalty to the party is intolerable. Xi has been using “political army building” and “anti-corruption reform” as excuses to purge dissent while escalating military intimidation against Taiwan, he said. The NPC Standing Committee made the decision based on the Chinese constitution to demonstrate its “unwavering determination” in upholding the “one China” principle and defending Chinese national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, Zhao said.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 17:16 UTC