Fate of China’s ex-defence heads shows party won’t allow disloyalty: state media
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Fate of China’s ex-defence heads shows party won’t allow disloyalty: state media
The tough sentences handed to former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu showed that Beijing had no tolerance for people with divided loyalties, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Friday. The PLA Daily commentary marks the first time an official outlet has accused Li of being disloyal. “The military wields the gun and there must be no one who harbours disloyalty to the party,” the editorial said. “As senior party and milit…
Former Chinese Defense Ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on May 7, with life imprisonment and no possibility of parole or commutation. Many analysts believe that Xi Jinping's purge is not only about anti-corruption and intimidating political rivals, but also related to the setback of his core strategy of "unifying Taiwan by force."
Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to the death penalty with a suspended sentence. In concrete terms, this sentence...
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