The Contradiction at the Heart of China’s Military Reforms

Xi’s aspirations for a military both more intelligent and more obedient are not fully compatible.

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Victoria Herczegh
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China’s military is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The recent appointment of dozens of new commanders, the restructuring of Central Military Commission (CMC) bodies, the introduction of new military audits and ethics codes, and the elevation of discipline inspection officials all point to a fundamental reconstruction of the Chinese military. In the past […]

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Victoria Herczegh
Victoria Herczegh
Viktória Herczegh is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. She is also a PhD candidate at the Political Science and International Relations Doctoral School of Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Her PhD research topic is "Double Standards projected by Great Powers". Ms. Herczegh holds a bachelor's degree of Chinese Language and Culture and a master's degree of East Asian Studies. She also spent one semester at Shanghai International Studies University studying Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Herczegh is a native Hungarian fluent in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin.

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