China Replaces Military Commanders Overseeing Beijing and Taiwan Operations

China replaces military commanders overseeing Beijing and Taiwan operations

Chinese leader Xi Jinping installed new military leadership for its central and eastern regions amid an unprecedented purge of the top defense echelons.

China Promotes New Commanders for Key Taiwan and Beijing Defense Zones

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Dec. 22 promoted two senior officers to the rank of full general, appointing new commanders for two of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) most strategically critical regions—the Eastern and Central Theater commands—against the backdrop of an ongoing military shakeup and corruption investigations. According to Chinese state media, the promotion ceremony was overseen by Xi, who also chairs the Central Military Commis…

China's Xi promotes 2 People's Liberation Army officers to top rank

Promotions come amid Chinese military graft purge leaving Central Military Commission with only 4 members - Anadolu Ajansı

Xi promotes PLA commanders overseeing Taiwan Strait, Beijing to full general

Announcements suggest the dust has begun to settle following a massive purge in the military over corruption concerns.

China replaces commanders overseeing Beijing, Taiwan operations

These moves signal that the purge of the country’s top military echelons is still ongoing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of genera

The promoted officers are Yang Zhibin, commander of the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and Han Shengyan, commander of the PLA Central Theater Command.