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China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation’s powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
This week, China revealed two new chiefs of its People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, in a surprise shake-up that has raised doubts about inner workings of the military unit in charge of the country's strong arsenal of nuclear, ballistic missiles.
While it is unknown what prompted the changes or whether Li or Xu were reassigned to different roles, observers think the shuffle indicates potential worries about Xi's leadership. It also comes at a critical juncture for the Rocket Force, which oversees China's missile programmes, ranging from nuclear-tipped weapons to the shorter-range missiles used in China's recent intimidation of self-governing Taiwan, which China's ruling Communist Party claims as its own and has not ruled out forceful annexation.
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China's drive to become a great military power is one of the mostimportant challenges facing the United States in Asia.