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PLA

Chang argues a Taiwan invasion is off the table for the moment because Xi’s purges have gutted operational command at the top of the Chinese military.

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Dated interview segment from 2026-04-16.

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Chang argues a Taiwan invasion is off the table for the moment because Xi’s purges have gutted operational command at the top of the Chinese military.

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The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · “It's An Act Of WAR!” Professor Jiang vs Gordon Chang On China, Iran & Trump | Plus Robert Pape

Transcript

"And so maybe there's a grand plan here. Gordon Chang, what does this all mean for Taiwan? You know, America gets bogged down in..."

The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · “It's An Act Of WAR!” Professor Jiang vs Gordon Chang On China, Iran & Trump | Plus Robert Pape

Transcript

"But Xi Jinping has decimated the top of the Chinese military with his continual purges. And from what we can tell, there have been..."

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The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · claims

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The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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