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China Swaps Troupes for Troops

Cultural ensembles with the People’s Liberation Army in firing line of President Xi’s overhaul

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BEIJING—One military unit in China’s northeast has racked up some notable international victories. They’re just not the kind President Xi Jinping wants as he undertakes the biggest restructuring of the People’s Liberation Army since the 1950s.

Among them are accolades for performing “Lion Dance and Trick-Cycling by Girls” at a festival in France, “Juggling Umbrellas with Feet” at a contest in Sweden and for plate spinning in...

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