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“Securing control over People’s Liberation Army has been key challenge of every leader since Mao”

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T07:44:18+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

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Securing control over the People’s Liberation Army has been the key challenge of every leader since Mao, who immortalized its importance by declaring that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

Extracted from: In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Securing control over the People’s Liberation Army has been the key challenge of every leader since Mao, who immortalized its importance by declaring that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.””

In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty

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Claim ID CLM-8D8653DE
Slug securing-control-over-peoples-liberation-army-has-been-key-8d8653de
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 211 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Military Politics History