The PLA’s growing political clout has been manifest in the sharpening power struggle within the Party. In recent weeks, an unusual number of senior military officers have published articles in official newspapers calling for Party discipline and unity, and alluding to the military’s role in containing the infighting.
解放军的政治影响力在党内日趋激烈的权力斗争中越来越重要了。在最近几周中，大量高级军官在官方报纸上发表文章，要求共产党保持纪律和团结，暗示军队在发酵的内斗中所起的作用，这很不寻常。