# PLA

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing significant internal purges, with top generals being removed, raising questions about military readiness and Xi Jinping's consolidation of power. Concurrently, the PLA is conducting advanced military exercises, particularly near Taiwan, fueling geopolitical tensions.

### About PLA
This topic covers news and social media discussions related to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, its military activities, internal affairs, and geopolitical implications.  

### Top PLA News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Was General Zhang Youxia one of the big rats eating Chinas military budget South China Morning Post A PLA Daily article links corrupt practices with damage to combat readiness Xi Jinpings top priority"  
[News Link](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3341985/was-general-zhang-youxia-one-big-rats-eating-chinas-military-budget) [@SCMPNews](/creator/x/SCMPNews) 2026-02-01T13:54Z 968.5K followers, [----] engagements


"PLA takes aim at Taiwans coastal fuel depot in Strait Thunder 2025A war games South China Morning Post Ground forces fire on drill target that looks a lot like the islands main LNG storage facility"  
[News Link](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3305107/pla-takes-aim-taiwans-coastal-fuel-depot-strait-thunder-2025a-war-games) [@SCMPNews](/creator/x/SCMPNews) 2025-08-08T17:30Z 968.8K followers, 755.1K engagements


"China removes [--] PLA generals from top legislature in sign of wider purge South China Morning Post Five past or current top commanders of elite PLA Rocket Force among those stripped of NPC role Standing Committee statement issued on Friday says"  
[News Link](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3246738/china-removes-nine-pla-generals-top-legislature-sign-wider-purge) [@SCMPNews](/creator/x/SCMPNews) 2024-01-21T11:12Z 968.7K followers, 803.4K engagements



### Top PLA Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"India's firm response to the [----] Galwan clash "not only (diminished the stature) of the PLA itself but I feel it diminished the stature of China as a country in the global eyes". - Gen (Rtd) M.M. Naravane 🪖 Ladakh mai tank sab jagah nahi chadhte. Jaha jaha PLA waha waha Ham. Ek baar #Rezangla War memorial ho aao sab samjh ajayega. (Pic during [----] #Faceoff) #Ladakh https://t.co/0nmD9YyQO8 Ladakh mai tank sab jagah nahi chadhte. Jaha jaha PLA waha waha Ham. Ek baar #Rezangla War memorial ho aao sab samjh ajayega. (Pic during [----] #Faceoff) #Ladakh https://t.co/0nmD9YyQO8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GenZKaoboy/status/2018381592738386072) [@GenZKaoboy](/creator/x/GenZKaoboy) 2026-02-02T17:50Z [----] followers, 17.6K engagements


"'Memoir Mayhem' Rocks Parliament Why did the Defence Min not refute the LoPs claims If national security is at stake the govt must respond: abbashaiderIND We have an on-ground soldier who says we defeated the PLA but Rahul Gandhi selectively quoted just four lines from the article. Why this selective quoting: @Tushar15 tells MadhavGK https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018369499821666524 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018369499821666524"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesNow/status/2018369499821666524) [@TimesNow](/creator/x/TimesNow) 2026-02-02T17:02Z 9.6M followers, [---] engagements


"Moolenaar puts Ford on the spot: No more joint ventures w/ Xi Jinping. A Pentagon memo from [----] suggests Xiaomi might be blacklisted as a Chinese Military Company. After giving away IP to build in China U.S. Big Auto ponders whether to deploy the PLA across the USA. Insane. The @FT reporting that @Ford is pursuing a joint venture with Chinese military-linked company @Xiaomi is troubling. As Chairman @RepMoolenaar has made clear joint ventures with Chinese companies frequently end poorly for American companies. More here: https://t.co/yQUgr9Hz5t https://t.co/AEMNACtiph The @FT reporting that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Michael7ucci/status/2018364551599714812) [@Michael7ucci](/creator/x/Michael7ucci) 2026-02-02T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Protocols are local protocols. Nothing sacrosanct. At [---] mif an infantry det opened up on those PLA tincans they would have been as effective as Municipal Trash Cans which exist on our streets. Am not really bothered by this. Merely - why would a Chief write stuff as here @hellfire_81 Excuse me. Why are these minutiae in public Depending upon the distance between tanks and the formation changes we are revealing our protocols of confirmation/reconfirmation from MoD or NSA etc WTF will this discussion even achieve @hellfire_81 Excuse me. Why are these minutiae in public Depending upon the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/hellfire_81/status/2018356450037571779) [@hellfire_81](/creator/x/hellfire_81) 2026-02-02T16:10Z 11.9K followers, [----] engagements

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