Also among the fallen top brass were He Hongjun, Wang Xiubin, Lin Xiangyang, Qin Shutong, Yuan Huazhi and Wang Chunning.
Together, they represented the uppermost echelon of China’s armed forces, spanning the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command, Rocket Force and People’s Armed Police.
China’s two previous defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, were also expelled from the Communist Party in June 2024 for corruption. Li’s case in particular was connected to corrupt procurement of military equipment, Reuters reported.
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