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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Sam DAVIES

China's Military Corruption Crackdown Explained

Close to 20 military and defence industry officials have been removed since summer 2023 as China's President Xi Jinping has focused his decade-long anti-corruption drive on the armed forces (Credit: AFP)

Chinese defence minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, according to British newspaper the Financial Times.

The reports, if confirmed, would make him the third defence minister in just over a year to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown in the country's military.

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