China’s government has recently removed several senior military and defense industry officials in a broad internal discipline campaign, signaling a deepening effort by President Xi Jinping to reshape the armed forces and tighten control over the military chain of command.

The planned visit by Cheng Li-wun appears designed to show Beijing’s influence and convey a benign message ahead of the summit with President Trump.

Xi Jinping faces a massive leadership reshuffle across China's Communist Party and state apparatus, with hundreds of thousands of posts changing hands before 2027.

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025.

After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.

President Donald Trump's long-awaited meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing has been rescheduled for mid-May, according to the White House.

China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.

China provides a model for how to tighten party control, but there are limits to how far North Korea can go At North Korea’s biggest political

In a televised address, the president repeated familiar talking points and said the war is nearing completion.