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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Ludovic Ehret and Oliver Hotham

China Says Top Military Official Miao Hua Suspended, Under Investigation

Top Chinese military official Miao Hua had been removed from office and is suspected of "serious violations of discipline", Beijing said Thursday (Credit: AFP)

A top Chinese military official has been removed from office and is suspected of "serious violations of discipline", Beijing said Thursday, the latest senior apparatchik to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's armed forces.

The ruling Chinese Communist Party "has decided to suspend Miao Hua from duty pending investigation", Wu Qian, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry, told a press briefing.

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