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China investigating top general over serious violations, says defence ministry
China's anti-corruption campaign has disciplined two top generals, part of over 200,000 officials investigated since 2012 to ensure loyalty and reform the military.
- On Jan 24, China’s Communist Party opened investigations into Zhang Youxia, Political Bureau member and CMC vice-chair, and Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the CMC Joint Staff Department, for suspected serious violations, the Defense Ministry said.
- Amid Xi Jinping’s 2012 anti‑corruption drive, the campaign has punished more than 200,000 officials and targeted the military, including a 2023 probe of the Rocket Force.
- Zhang Youxia, 75, is widely regarded as one of President Xi Jinping’s closest military allies and joined the People’s Liberation Army in 1968 as a ground-forces general.
- Slower procurement is already evident as the broader purge is hitting revenues at major Chinese military firms and placing a CMC vice‑chair under investigation could reshape top military leadership after recent expulsions.
- Analysts say the purges aim to reform the military and secure loyalty to Xi, citing expulsions of eight top generals in October 2025 and two former defence ministers in 2024.
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