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…
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…
Top Chinese military officials pledged to fight corruption and strengthen war readiness while visiting People’s Liberation Army troops ahead of Lunar New Year. General Zhang Youxia, first-ranked vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), China’s top military decision-making body, recently inspected a unit of the Information Support Force in the northeastern city of Shenyang,…
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…
He made the comments in a speech in January, but some of the contents were only made public on Sunday in an article published in the Central Committee’s theoretical magazine Qiushi. Xi was speaking at January’s plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the top anti-corruption body, where he said all party…
In last few years, a seismic purge has rocked the upper echelons of China’s military leadership, with President Xi Jinping targeting senior officials for alleged corruption. The most recent casualty is Admiral Miao Hua, a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC)—China’s top military decision-making body. Driving the news This marks the latest chapter in…
On Thursday, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense confirmed that Miao Hua, a member of the Central Military Commission and the chief of the PLA Political Work Department, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline. Earlier this year, Taiwanese media referred to Miao as a “tiger in the military.” Analysts believe that Miao’s…
Miao Hua, one of the top generals at China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been placed under investigation for suspected serious violation of rules, the defence ministry said. He has been suspended from duty, the ministry said on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after the Financial Times reported that Defence Minister Dong Jun…