Dossier
Sino-Vietnamese War
Coverage of Sino-Vietnamese War in the Nexus archive.
- The Mountaintop Mirage: Why Xi’s Military Purges Cannot Produce the Force He Wants
The article examines Xi Jinping's military purges through the lens of a 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War anecdote involving a junior officer whose father was a founding general. It argues that despite purges aimed at reforming the Chinese military, Xi may be unable to produce the force he desires due to structural limitations.