US EditionChina Expels 9 Military Officials in Biggest Purge Since Mao Era
Nine senior People's Liberation Army officials were expelled for serious corruption involving large sums, marking the highest-profile military purge since 2023, officials said.
- China's Defense Ministry announced that He Weidong and eight other senior officials were expelled from the Communist Party due to corruption allegations, according to spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang.
- The implicated officials are suspected of serious crimes involving exceptionally large sums of money, with cases referred to military prosecutors for review and prosecution.
- He Weidong has not been seen publicly for months and is the highest-ranking official targeted in the anti-corruption campaign led by Xi Jinping.
- The expulsion coincides with an upcoming Central Committee meeting to set China's plans for the next five years.
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China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge
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, and navy admiral Miao Hua, the Chinese military’s…
The expulsions of the generals, both of the Party and of the army, include the second highest military officer in China
The Ministry of Defense has announced that General He Weidong, number three in the chain of command and number two in military hierarchy, has been expelled from all functions and expelled from the Communist Party and the Army.
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