BEIJING (AP) — China’s top generals on Thursday issued an unusually lavish declaration of support for President Xi Jinping as he moves to consolidate his power with a crackdown on corruption in the military.

The commanders of the military’s 15 most powerful departments wrote articles published in a special edition of the People’s Liberation Army Daily expressing their understanding of Xi’s thoughts about defense and military reforms.

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