I'm going to make the assumption that you're referring to me here, and I think you're misunderstanding me a bit. Yes, I am aware of the level of corruption within the PLA, not fully but somewhat, as evidenced by the measures President Xi has taken over the years to that end. However, I am not talking about portraying corruption as non-existent, but rather about the enemy's propaganda war against it. Corruption certainly exists, but corruption reported by the American media, for example, is of a different nature and has a different impact than corruption officially recognized by China, of course. Once an event is reported, it becomes part of the propaganda, to a certain extent divorced from the truth itself. It makes sense then to look at it through the lens of propaganda. I am not denying the existence and possibility of corruption itself. Assuming there is nothing wrong with Yang Wei, it's important to look at the impact of the hype (there is a lot of confusion on SDF alone, not to mention how the average civilian (military fan/observers) feels about it), and if there is something wrong with him, it's important to prevent hostile Western forces from using it to create another propaganda campaign aimed at the civilian population and morale, or to keep it to a minimum. I think it's necessary to look at this story from a propaganda perspective.
Sorry for another off-topic post, if the mods want to delete it feel free. But I think it's necessary to make this point. I welcome private discussion to continue this point.
