// Global Analysis Archive
The source argues that senior-level personnel removals in China’s military and defense-industrial system coexist with, and may even facilitate, continued PLA capability development aimed at Taiwan. It highlights recurring large-scale exercises through end-2025—especially Justice Mission 2025—and signs of maritime-coercion preparation, while noting enduring joint-integration and cross-Strait lift constraints.
The source reports PRC investigations into two senior PLA leaders framed as removing political obstacles to the PLA’s 2027 modernization milestone, reinforcing Xi Jinping’s command authority. In parallel, Beijing resumed high-level exchanges with Taiwan’s KMT while Taiwan’s legislature advanced a reduced asymmetric defense budget that omits major air defense and drone investments amid persistent gray-zone pressure.
The source argues that senior-level personnel removals in China’s military and defense-industrial system coexist with, and may even facilitate, continued PLA capability development aimed at Taiwan. It highlights recurring large-scale exercises through end-2025—especially Justice Mission 2025—and signs of maritime-coercion preparation, while noting enduring joint-integration and cross-Strait lift constraints.
The source reports PRC investigations into two senior PLA leaders framed as removing political obstacles to the PLA’s 2027 modernization milestone, reinforcing Xi Jinping’s command authority. In parallel, Beijing resumed high-level exchanges with Taiwan’s KMT while Taiwan’s legislature advanced a reduced asymmetric defense budget that omits major air defense and drone investments amid persistent gray-zone pressure.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-1331 | Forest Over Trees: PLA Capability Growth Continues Amid Leadership Removals and Taiwan-Focused Rehearsals | PLA | 2026-02-18 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-849 | Xi Tightens PLA Control as Beijing Reopens KMT Channel and Taiwan’s Asymmetric Budget Stalls | China | 2026-02-08 | 0 | ACCESS » |