China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge | Xi Jinping News

China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge | Xi Jinping News

The announcement comes just days before the Communist Party’s Central Committee meets in Beijing. Two of China’s highest-ranking officers and seven other senior military officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, according to the country’s Defence Ministry. He Weidong, China’s second-highest-ranking general,…

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Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry…

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