► CONTENTS
FOREWORD
THE CHINA-US FACE-OFF
▪Tensions with the United States
▪Beijing prepares for war
THE BIG CLEAN-UP
▪Purges
▪Fear of a coup d’État
THE PRESIDENT’S ALLIES IN THE ARMY
▪At the Military Commission (CMC)
▪The President’s military networks
CONCLUSION
ABBREVIATIONS
SOURCES
