The final pillar of Xi’s strategy for solidifying the Communist Party’s authority is to replace Deng Xiaoping’s cautious foreign policy with a muscular one. Should China have to back its aggressive tactics in, say, the South China Sea or the Taiwan Strait with force, its military must not be led by venal and perfidious generals.
习近平巩固中共权威的最后一个支柱是用强硬外交取代邓小平的谨慎外交。如果中国不得不动用武力支持其在（比如）南海或台湾海峡的激进策略，那么解放军决不能由腐化不忠的将军领导。