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…
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 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…
Chinese President Xi Jinping put the national spotlight back on the military’s missile defences, inspecting a PLA Rocket Force brigade in the country’s southeast roughly a month after a landmark ICBM test. During the visit to a strategic missile brigade in Anhui province on Thursday, Xi underlined the need for stronger missile deterrence as well…