CIA publishes recruitment video aimed at disaffected Chinese soldiers

2026-02-13 - 12:35

Army in turmoil after Xi Jinping placed top general under investigation for suspected corruption last month America’s Central Intelligence Agency has published a Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese soldiers, in an apparent attempt to capitalise on the recent instability in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) following a series of high-level purges. The video, published on the CIA’s YouTube channel on Thursday, is titled The Reason for Stepping Forward: To Save the Future. Continue reading...