Scholars see short-term dip in China war risk after Xi purges top general

Taiwanese scholars said Friday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's (習近平) recent purge of top general Zhang Youxia (張又俠) could make China less likely to launch a major war in the short term, including a military invasion of Taiwan.

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