President Xi Jinping has continued consolidating authority through extensive purges of senior People's Liberation Army officers, including Central Military Commission vice chairmen and PLA Navy leaders dismissed or expelled from the party in 2026 on charges of corruption, factionalism, and discipline violations. Analysts connect these moves to efforts to enforce loyalty amid debates over Taiwan policy and broader power centralization ahead of the 21st Communist Party Congress. No coordinated attempt by military or state actors to seize control has been credibly reported under the market's resolution criteria, which requires independent confirmation of an executed effort rather than foiled plots or unrest. Trader consensus assigns low probability to such an event materializing before the end of 2026, reflecting the opacity of Chinese elite politics and the regime's emphasis on internal stability.