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China's military purge: Are Chinese missiles filled with water?

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Published on 12 Jan 2024 / In News & Politics

After more than a dozen senior Chinese military officials were removed from office in just the last week of December and a slew of further reaching corruption charges, dismissals, and even a mysterious death or two massed throughout the rest of 2023, it has become evident that something is seriously wrong in the highest echelons of China’s Defense apparatus. And according to an explosive new report from Bloomberg, the problems may be so extensive that they’re forcing Chinese President Xi Jinping to rethink his plans for a Taiwan invasion. Let’s talk about these reports of Chinese missiles being filled with water, missile silos with doors that don’t open, and what now appears to be the largest crackdown on Chinese military leadership in the modern era. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Bloomberg Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-06/us-intelligence-shows-flawed-china-missiles-led-xi-jinping-to-purge-military https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/19/2003323409/-1/-1/1/2023-MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA.PDF https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/china-replaces-rocket-force-head-amid-graft-probe/ https://www.voanews.com/a/analysts-say-shakeup-at-china-s-rocket-force-suggests-strategy-shift-toward-nuclear-triad-/7208792.html https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-jinping-installs-new-rocket-force-leadership-amid-major-purge https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/asia/china-nuclear-shakeup.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock https://archive.ph/hk1JS https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/china-replaces-rocket-force-head-amid-graft-probe/ https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/20/the-disappearance-of-chinas-defence-minister-raises-big-questions https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/world/asia/xi-china-military-general-li-shangfu.html https://apnews.com/article/china-press-censorship-hong-lai-2caeedd86717ef4667ada868abf67eba https://www.newsweek.com/xi-jinping-china-anti-corruption-campaign-dire-complex-1858891 https://www.newsweek.com/china-air-force-cook-meals-missile-fuel-corruption-pla-officer-yao-cheng-1859319 https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=China&country2=United@UCXY9iQzVmm9aFfJSZW576Hw https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-does-china-pay-its-military-generals-so-little-197554 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/sweeping-chinese-military-purge-exposes-weakness-could-widen-2023-12-30/#:~:text=%22More%20heads%20will%20roll.,Rocket%20Force%2C%20has%20also%20vanished. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/water-filled-missiles-silo-problems-behind-china-purge-report https://twitter.com/LIM49Spartan/status/1744072242349154352 https://www.mandarininn.cn/blog/chineseidiomsangsayings https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2023/02/07/china-surpasses-us-in-number-of-icbm-launchers/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20China%20now%20has%20more,which%20oversees%20the%20nuclear%20arsenal. https://fas.org/publication/stratcom-says-china-has-more-icbm-launchers-than-the-united-states/ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3246738/china-removes-nine-pla-generals-top-legislature-sign-wider-purge https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nuclear-commander-07312023132031.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-global-mega-projects-infrastructure-falling-apart-11674166180 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-09-19/a-chinese-company-reshaping-the-world-leaves-a-troubled-trail https://www.charneyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/White-Paper-Corruption-in-China-FINAL-v10.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-institutional-economics/article/value-of-political-connections-evidence-from-chinas-anticorruption-campaign/45FF1BB7C3B98A159825C07DE37124CE https://projects.voanews.com/china/global-footprint/english/projects/infrastructure/controversy-in-ecuadors-largest-china-built-infrastructure-project.html#:~:text=Fernando%20Villavicencio%3A%20%E2%80%9CWe%20discovered%20that,building%20of%20the%20power%20plant. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2OW10M/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/china/china-xi-military-purge-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html

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