Xi Jinping’s military purges probably cut imminent Taiwan war risk or accelerates it

How obsessed is Xi Jinping (age 72, in power for 13 years) with invading or seizing Taiwan?

Were the purged generals to reluctant to go along?

"Xi Jinping’s latest purge of top military officers probably reduces the chance of China taking imminent, deliberate military action to seize Taiwan. But many interpretations of the event are possible, and some imply an increased risk of war, perhaps accidental.

The Ministry of National Defence on 24 January announced investigations into Central Military Commission (CMC) vice-chair Zhang Youxia and Joint Staff Department chief Liu Zhenli for ‘vile influence on the Party, the state and the military’. The move follows earlier removals and investigations that have steadily hollowed out senior military ranks ..."

Xi’s military purge probably cuts imminent Taiwan war risk. Probably | The Strategist