US EditionChina Probes Top General Over Alleged Transfer of Nuclear Secrets to U.S.: WSJ
Gen. Zhang Youxia faces probe for leaking nuclear weapon data to the U.S., bribery, and abuse of authority amid President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign.
- On Saturday , Chinese state media reported an investigation into Gen. Zhang Youxia, senior PLA general and Politburo member, suspected of 'serious violations of party discipline and state law,' China’s Ministry of National Defense said.
- Allegations center on leaking and corruption, notably that Gen. Zhang Youxia leaked nuclear data to the United States and accepted bribes tied to a powerful military procurement agency, with evidence from an investigation into Gu Jun, former general manager, China National Nuclear Corp. .
- At a closed-door briefing, officials outlined allegations shortly before Zhang was formally detained, citing investigative materials from the Gu Jun probe and involving Liu Zhenli, chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department.
- The probe is expected to remove Zhang from his post, leaving the Central Military Commission at unusually low strength and marking one of the most sweeping purges under Xi Jinping, CMC Chairman.
- The development fits within Xi Jinping’s broader anti-corruption campaign, targeting officials from top to bottom, while observers note factional rivalries including the 'Shaanxi gang' and analysts warn the purge could complicate PLA war planning and Taiwan-related readiness.
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In addition, corruption is also among the charges brought against Zhang Yuxia.
The most powerful army general in China is being investigated - because of the transmission of secrets to the US and corruption. However, the removal of the man ranks in an unprecedented cleansing action by China's most powerful man in the ranks of the People's Liberation Army.
A high-ranking general of the Chinese army, considered to be close to Beijing's leader Xi Jinping, is subjected to extremely serious charges, suspecting that it would have provided the United States with sensitive information about China's nuclear programme, according to a study published by The Wall Street Journal. The developments appear in the context in which Beijing authorities officially announced the opening of a disciplinary investigatio…
The Wall Street Journal revealed in an extensive report that a sensitive investigation has been opened in China targeting General Zhang Yuxia, one of the highest-ranking military commanders and one of the closest to Chinese President Xi Jinping, on serious charges of corruption and breaching national security...
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