CCP’s Admiral Miao Hua Won’t Be Able to Challenge Xi Amid Military Purge: Insider

Chinese admiral Miao Hua has recently been reported as a potential challenger to Xi Jinping amid the leader’s continuing purge of top military officials. However, an insider revealed exclusively to The Epoch Times that Miao doesn’t possess the power needed to challenge Xi. Freelance writer Du Zheng published an article in “Upmedia,” a Chinese publication, on Feb. 15, stating that Miao, who is also responsible for political work, has positioned his allies throughout the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) military branch, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). He noted that the regime’s new Minister of Defense Dong Jun, who comes from a naval background, had a close relationship with Miao when he served as the political commissar of the navy. According to Mr. Du, Hu Zhongming, the current commander of the navy; Wang Houbin, the former deputy commander of the navy who was promoted last year to commander of the Rocket Force across services; and Lin Xiangyang, the current commander of the Eastern Theater Command, are all considered close confidants of Miao....