Episode Notes:

Nicole talks with Rob Pierce about his War on the Rocks article on China's recent military purges. They discuss how purges are systematically used in authoritarian governments and how these significant Chinese military purges affect their combat readiness in Taiwan in the short and long term. They also talk about the deeper implications for a system that relies on purges as a survival tool, including what happens when Xi Jinping no longer leads China.

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