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Dr. Phillip Saunders, director of NDU's Institute for Strategic Studies, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, leads an interactive discussion on the impacts of senior PLA leadership purges on the second day of the conference.

April 27, 2026

INSS Participates in 2026 Carlisle Conference on the PLA

INSS's Dr. Phillip Saunders, Dr. Elliot Ji, and Dr. Joel Wuthnow participated in the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute’s annual Carlisle Conference on the PLA on March 25 and 26, 2026, at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

President Xi Jinping, wearing a dark green Mao-style suit, walks past rows of uniformed soldiers standing at attention during a formal indoor military inspection. The troops, dressed in camouflage uniforms and helmets, hold rifles across their chests in tight formation. Flags line the background of the large ceremonial hall.

Feb. 25, 2026

Assessing Xi’s Unprecedented Purges of China’s Military: Key Developments and Potential Implications

On January 24, 2026, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the military’s top general, Zhang Youxia, and the chief of the Joint Staff Department, Liu Zhenli, had been placed under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations.