China’s President Xi Jinping appoints a new leader for the military’s top anti-corruption bodies while the National People’s Congress Standing Committee removes several senior officials from top legislative posts. In one development, Xi promotes two generals, including Zhang Shuguang, who advances from lieutenant general to full general. Zhang is named head of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission and director of the CMC’s supervision committee, positions described as the leading institutions for military discipline and anti-corruption oversight. Separate reports say a late-night notice from the NPC Standing Committee removes 13 lawmakers and one resigns, with six of those removed described as senior People’s Liberation Army generals. The outlets list General Xu Xueqiang, head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, and also General Li Fengbiao, General Guo Puxiao, General Wang Kangping, General Zhang Minghua, and General Yin Hongxing. Other removed figures include former financial regulator Li Yunze and former Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui. Sources cite Xinhua and the NPC notice but do not provide specific reasons for the dismissals, framing the moves as part of a continuing anti-corruption campaign affecting both military and civilian senior ranks.
Xi Jinping promotes military anti-corruption chief; China removes generals from top legislature
China’s President Xi Jinping appoints a new leader for the military’s top anti-corruption bodies while the National People’s Congress Standing Committee removes several senior officials from top legis...
- Xi Jinping promotes Zhang Shuguang to full general and names him head of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission.
- The National People’s Congress Standing Committee issues a late-night notice removing 13 lawmakers and recording one resignation.
- Six removed lawmakers are senior PLA generals, including Xu Xueqiang (head of the CMC Equipment Development Department).
- Other removed officials include former financial regulator Li Yunze and former Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui.
- The reports describe the actions as part of China’s ongoing military and broader anti-corruption campaign, without citing detailed reasons for the removals.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted two generals, the first time he has done so in nearly a year. The announcement follows Beijing’s far-reaching anti-corruption probe targeting the military leadership. Zhang Shuguang, who was promoted from the rank of lieutenant general to full general, has also been named as the new head of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission – the top military anti-corruption body – and director of the CMC’s supervision committee,...
2 hours agoFormer financial regulator Li Yunze and former Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui also removed from standing committee of National People’s Congress
6 days agoAs part of China President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption, six senior PLA officers were reportedly removed from the country's top legislative body on Friday.Xinhua news agency cited a notice from the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which provided no reason for the dismissals.The late-night notice stated that 13 members of the legislature had been removed and one had resigned.The action is seen as the latest escalation in a years-long anti-corruption campaign launched by President Xi Jinping that has seen scores of senior officials and top generals probed, removed and purged.Besides the military, those removed included a former top financial regulator and the former Xinjiang Communist Party chief.Senior military officers removedAmong the removed military lawmakers in the notice was General Xu Xueqiang, who has been the head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, a top military body tasked with overseeing the development, acquisition and testing of equipment for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).Xu has also been commander-in-chief of China's Manned Space Programme since 2022.Other generals namedAmong those removed were also General Li Fengbiao, who had served as political commissar of the PLA Western Theatre Command, and General Guo Puxiao, who had been the political commissar of the PLA Air Force, as well as the Eastern Theatre Command's Wang Kangping, Cyberspace Force's Zhang Minghua, and the Army's Yin Hongxing.China’s Top Military Official Zhang Youxia Among 2 Generals Placed Under InvestigationNo official responseThere were no reactions from officials regarding the action till the time of publishing this article.
6 days agoChina has removed six top military officers, a former financial regulator, and a former Politburo member from their legislative posts, signaling President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption purge. This move targets the nation's political and military elite, with prominent figures like General Xu Xueqiang, head of military equipment development, among those dismissed. The campaign continues to reshape the highest echelons of power.
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