Since taking the reins of the world’s most populous superpower nearly 14 years ago, Xi Jinping has ravaged the ranks of the Chinese Communist Party.

He has taken down ruling officials, security chiefs and children of the party’s “red aristocracy.

” But even by those standards, his latest purge was remarkable.

The Chinese defense ministry’s announcement on Jan. 24 that the country’s top military leader, Gen. Zhang Youxia, and an associate, Gen. Liu Zhenli, were under investigation for “grave violations” startled officials and analysts in Washington.

General Zhang is a venerated war veteran long believed to be loyal to Mr. officials have been trying to sift through the murky waters of elite politics in Beijing to figure out why China’s leader took such a dramatic step.

They say it is critical for the U. government to get a handle on Mr. Xi’s state of mind because his policies, like those of President Trump, affect everything from the global economy to the operations of one of the world’s most powerful militaries

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