Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Listen to the full episode of the Beijing Brief here: youtu.be/O-fLZJs0T2k

Ryan Hass speaks with Jon Czin and John Culver, a top expert on China’s military, about how sweeping leadership purges and rapid military modernization are reshaping the People’s Liberation Army. What do these competing forces mean for the risk of conflict with the United States? And what lessons are China’s military leaders learning from the U.S. war with Iran?

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