Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be hurting the unity of his fighting forces with the recent purges of senior figures, according to a Taiwanese lawmaker who sits on a key security panel.

“We’ve been hearing a lot of stories about the military complaining about how Xi Jinping is cracking down,” said Lo Chih-cheng, a legislator for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and a member of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.

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Taiwan Lawmaker Questions Unity of China’s Military Amid Purges