Amid a political deadlock, General Zhang Youxia made his move—just before the CCP’s annual summer power struggle at Beidaihe. He redeployed the PLA’s most “dangerous” unit, the elite 81st Group Army, to his home turf in the northeast. This bold maneuver serves five strategic purposes. But the most critical? Securing political power and preparing for war—should military force become his last option to seize control of the regime. So, where does Zhang plan to fight? The Taiwan Strait? The South China Sea? Or somewhere far less expected? Wherever it is, Zhang’s next step could redraw China’s political and military map.