US intelligence indicates that President Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that widespread corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war, according to people familiar with the assessments.
China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence.
Xi seeking to root out corruption, prepare military for combat.
The US assessments cited several examples of the impact of graft, including missiles filled with water instead of fuel and vast fields of missile silos in western China with lids that don’t function in a way that would allow the missiles to launch
Absolutely hilarious.
Dictatorships and graft/incompetence… name a more iconic duo
Absolutely hilarious.
Dictatorships and graft/incompetence… name a more iconic duo