Xi Jinping replaces leaders of Chinas elite nuclear force, The World

Beijing is having its biggest unplanned shakeup in military leadership in almost 10 years, triggering speculation of a wider purge. Two of Xi Jinping s handpicked leaders of China s elite nuclear force were replaced months after disappearing. International Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Hartcher, tells The World the moves suggest a significant upheaval of its military and nuclear program. Subscribe: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It s news when you want it, from Australia s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content adfree on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News Indepth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are autogenerated. , ABCNews, ABCNewsAustralia