China purges NINE top generals as Xi Jinping continues 'Stalin-like' crackdown with hundreds of officials 'erased'

Experts say the campaign is a way for the Chinese leader to keep the country’s total power close to his chest RED TIDE China purges NINE top generals as Xi Jinping continues 'Stalin-like' crackdown with hundreds of officials 'erased' CHINA has fired nine top generals as the country carries out a new wave of purges against key government officials. Xi Jinping’s Stalin-like crackdown has seen several top-level commanders being removed from their positions and facing anti-corruption investigations. 2 Nine top commanders have been ‘erased’ from China’s National People’s Congress Credit: AP 2 The chops come as Xi Jinping carries out…