Chinese President Xi Jinping has told military lawmakers to double down on the fight against corruption in the armed forces and to make greater use of technology to advance combat strength. “[We should] give more importance to supervision, build a complete and effective supervision system, strengthen integrated supervision and joint audits, and investigate deeply into…
China’s top military command has rolled out a major education campaign to instil political loyalty to President Xi Jinping – an initiative aimed primarily at the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In a notice on Tuesday to all personnel in the world’s second largest military force, the political work department of the…
China has promoted a long-time airforce officer, Chen Hui, to the rank of general, confirming him as the new army political commissar, according to a report by state news agency Xinhua on Monday. Chen has replaced Qin Shutong, 61, whose appointment as the army political commissar was made public in January 2022. Qin’s whereabouts are…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s war on corruption has ensnared a record number of high-ranking officials this year, with 56 senior cadres at vice-ministerial level or above being investigated, a tally by the South China Morning Post has found. That marks a jump of nearly 25 per cent from 2023, when 45 high-ranking officials were subject…
In 2017, Admiral Miao Hua was a rising general when he became a member of China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) and director of its political work department. Taking over the party-building, ideology and personnel work of the world’s largest army would give Miao a significant say in senior appointments in the People’s Liberation Army…
Chinese defence minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, according to British newspaper the Financial Times. The reports, if confirmed, would make him the third defence minister in just over a year to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown in the country’s military. Analysts say corruption may have eroded Chinese combat readiness…
It was just four months ago, on May 17, when Sun Beicheng made headlines around the world as he led a team that successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a patient with liver cancer. By July, Sun was making headlines again, but this time he was one of six researchers named and shamed…