Bosses and general are disappearing in Xi Jinping's China

In Xi Jinping 's China, the powerful are vanishing at an alarming rate. Top generals have gone missing from state ceremonies. CEOs of major firms are suddenly unreachable. Weeks later, terse announcements reveal what many had feared: they’ve been detained, purged, or worse. The pace is accelerating-and the disappearances span both the military and the corporate elite. TL;DR: Driving the news Why it matters

A Stalin-like purge is sweeping through China’s ultra-secretive political system, with profound implications for the global economy and even the prospects for peace in the region. Politico in article titled 'China’s Xi goes full Stalin with purge' The scale of purge is staggering. As Bloomberg puts it: “Xi has ousted almost a fifth of the generals he personally prom