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Xi Jinping is executing (no pun intended) another purge of top leadership in China. This is not the first time that he has cleaned house and is why he has a tight grip on the power centers. This time he has swept out the top military general, reportedly sacking him along with all but one other general in their equivalent joint Chiefs of Staff. Xi now heads the party and the PLA. Probably do not have to worry about them invading Taiwan for a few days at least. Maybe Taiwan should invade China? They always use “corruption’ as the excuse, but I expect that loyalty matter more than if you take money on the side there. Xi Jinping commands loyalty and heads roll over it. Someone who does too well and gets a power base becomes a threat to Xi. What was interesting though is that this purge goes further than the military. Someone who is a “friend of this report” who has done business with COFCO, the state-owned Ag enterprise, says that who they did business there with “was in jail”. They do not just fire them…they jail them. So, the purge could even impact Ag. China bought the…

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