The Latest Breaking News from Li Shangfu

Ousted Defense Minister Li Shangfu Removed from Top Military Body

Li’s named has been scrubbed from the list of leaders on the Communist Party’s Central Military Commission

Caixin Global · Feb 26, 2024

China’s Top Legislature Confirms Ousted Military Officials Violated ‘Discipline and Law’

Nine former senior officers got booted from the National People’s Congress last year for suspected ‘serious violations of discipline and law,’ a euphemism used by the country’s graft-busters for corruption

Caixin Global · Feb 5, 2024

US and Chinese military officers resume talks as agreed by Biden and Xi

U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

US, China top military officials hold first talks in more than a year

Gen Charles Q Brown, US Joint Chiefs chair, stresses need to avoid miscalculations in talks with PLA’s Gen Liu Zhenli.

Al Jazeera · Dec 22, 2023

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island

Taiwan says China has sent another 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Russia’s Shoigu claims US fuelling tension to uphold ‘global dominance’

Speaking at security forum in Beijing, defence minister warns of growing risk of confrontation.

Al Jazeera · Oct 31, 2023

At China military forum, Russian defense minister accuses the US of fueling geopolitical tensions

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “hegemony,” and he warns of the risk of confrontation between major countries

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

China roiled by unexplained leadership shakeup as several ministers sacked

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang passed away this week at the age of 68. According to state media, he died of a heart attack. News of Li's death comes the same week that China's defence minister Li Shangfu was sacked after a two-month disappearance. The country's science & technology and…

France 24 · Oct 27, 2023

Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience

Analysts say the removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping’s demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

China removes Li Shangfu as defense minister, who was out of public eye for 2 months

China's leadership has formally dismissed the country's defense minister, Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from the public eye — the second minister to be removed recently.

WEKU · Oct 24, 2023