US EditionChina Ousts Three More Generals as Military purge Widens
Three retired generals were removed from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference amid Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign targeting senior military officials.
- On March 2, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference voted to remove retired generals Han Weiguo, Liu Lei and Gao Jin as the meeting concluded, ahead of the Two Sessions in Beijing.
- Xi Jinping's long-running anti-corruption campaign has increasingly targeted the military in recent years, with China's defence ministry probing Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli for suspected serious violations.
- On Thursday, authorities ousted 19 delegates, including nine military officials, and less than a week earlier stripped five generals of NPC membership, leaving only one full general on the CMC.
- With meetings starting tomorrow, officials will approve policies including this year's military budget, and personnel reshuffles are expected amid the purge, with nearly 5,000 delegates attending.
- Amid the sweep across the PLA's four branches, experts note that `The detention of Zhang Youxia was the capstone arrest of the greatest series of purges in the history of China's PLA`, while critics argue the campaign removes rivals.
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The Independent (US)Xi tightens grip on military as three generals ousted ahead of political gathering
Han Weiguo, Liu Lei, and Gao Jin removed from CPPCC in rare mid-term shake-up
In China, a central organ of the communist system has voted for the dismissal of three generals from the advisory board. As reported by the state news agency Xinhua on Monday, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (PKCCV) which advises the parliament decided to remove retired generals Han Weiguo, Liu Lei and Gao Jin from office.The panel also voted for the dismissal of two other members. Reasons for this were not mentioned. Ten …
Chinese authorities have removed three retired generals, including a former army commander, from the National Political Consultative Conference without giving reasons, just days before the start of the "Two Sessions" meeting.
China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has removed three generals from its ranks, Chinese media reported, in a further purge of military and other officials ahead of the annual session of the National People's Congress and the CPPCC Consultative Committee.
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