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Xi's 'anti-graft' crackdown continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled two senior officers from the party and the armed forces over "economic wrongdoing" and “serious violations of discipline and law," state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

The Times of India

China ousts two top generals from party, military over ‘serious violations’

China has expelled two senior military officers, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military over alleged disloyalty, corruption, dereliction of duty and other serious violations. The move deepens President Xi Jinping’s long-running military corruption crackdown and comes ahead of his planned US talks with Donald…

The Economic Times

Galwan, Doklam general axed by Xi: Zhao Zongqi removed from China's top advisory body

Chinese general Zhao Zongqi, who commanded the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theatre Command during the 2017 Doklam standoff and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with India, has been removed from China's top political advisory body.

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China removes two top generals from supreme military command body

China removed two senior military officers from its supreme command body. These removals follow investigations into suspected serious violations of discipline and law. Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were removed from the state Central Military Commission. Their removal leaves only two active members on the formerly seven-member commission. This action…

The Economic Times

The U.S. has shown China and Russia ‘who really is a military power,’ says Trump’s ex–commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran

Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

Fortune

Xi tightens grip on military leadership as three generals ousted ahead of key political gathering

Han Weiguo, Liu Lei, and Gao Jin removed from CPPCC in rare mid-term shake-up

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?

Last weekend, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced that the country’s two most senior generals – Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli – would be removed from office and placed under investigation for serious disciplinary violations.

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Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption

Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed his trust

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping’s 'Sacred Games': Why China’s leader keeps purging PLA generals

“Sab marr jaayenge, sirf Trivedi bachega.”

The Times of India

How China’s leadership purge could raise the military threat for Taiwan

China’s most senior army figures are under investigation – with potential repercussions for the island nation Beijing claims

The Independent UK

'Unprecedented purge': China's No. 1 general under investigation - why it matters

China's top general, Zhang Youxia, is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and the law," marking a significant military purge. This move by President Xi Jinping underscores the paramount importance of absolute party control over the armed forces, aiming to ensure ideological reliability and loyalty amidst rapid military modernization…

The Times of India

China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law

The Independent UK

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

Top US, China Officers Speak After Year-long Halt To Talks

Top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown spoke with China's General Liu Zhenli on Thursday, a spokesperson said, after a more than year-long halt to high-level military talks between the two countries.

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New Leader Takes Over as Chief of Staff of China’s Military Command

Liu Zhenli attends meeting as head of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, state media reports

Bangkok Post

Cohesion over possible invasion

Chinese President Xi Jinping's new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness.

Reuters

Analysis-Need for speed: China Xi's new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans

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