๐จ๐ณ China expelled two senior generals from the party and the army
๐ฅ The Chinese authorities expelled Zhang Yuxia and Liu Zhenli from the Communist Party and dismissed them from military service. They are accused of serious violations of party discipline and laws, including corruption and political disloyalty, Reuters reports.
๐ Zhang was the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China and a member of the Politburo. Liu was a member of the commission and headed its joint team. The investigations of both began in January, and in August they were removed from the commission.
โน๏ธ The Chinese leadership accused the generals of forming gangs, desertion of duty, political and economic violations. The details of the case have not been disclosed to the public.
๐ช This is a continuation of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, which he started in 2012. In the army, he has been increasing since 2023, when the purges affected the missile forces and the high command of the armed forces of Ukraine. ๐ In May 2026, former defense ministers Wei Panjah and Li Shenpo received death sentences with a two-year reprieve for corruption. If they do not commit new crimes during that time, the sentence will be commuted to life in prison without parole, Reuters reported.
๐ After the removal of Zhang and Liu, only Xi Jinping and Zhang Shenming remain among the active members of the seven-member Central Military Commission. The commission is the supreme governing body of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
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