China has initiated a sweeping investigation into its most senior military figures, including the army's top general, for alleged "serious violations of discipline and law." This unprecedented move, announced over the weekend, targets individuals considered the highest military members directly beneath President Xi Jinping.
The Defence Ministry confirmed on Saturday that two generals are under scrutiny: General Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), China's supreme military body, and General Liu Zhenli, a lower-ranking member of the commission who heads the military’s Joint Staff Department.
