Chinese army
Chinese soldiers practice marching in formation ahead of military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China ON September 25, 2019, in Beijing, China.
  • Recent reports point to corruption and readiness problems in the Chinese military, the rocket force in particular.
  • It's been suggested these issues are connected to the recent military leadership shakeups.
  • The US and its allies can't afford to assume China's missile force is completely defective though.

China's military has undergone several significant leadership shakeups, and new intelligence reports indicate that corruption is running rampant in parts of the People's Liberation Army, specifically the prized rocket force, to the point that some of its missiles were supposedly filled with water rather than fuel.