China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption
Xinhua said the case involved exceptionally large sums and included corruption, disloyalty and abuse of office in Xi Jinping’s anti-graft crackdown.
- On Monday, China expelled top military officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Communist Party and military for "serious violations of discipline and law," the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
- The move follows a broader anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Chinese President Jinping in 2012; Zhang, the Central Military Commission vice chairman and a Politburo member, was long considered his closest military ally.
- Xinhua cited official documents stating the pair "formed cliques and factions" and "used their positions to help others in matters such as job promotion," with cases involving "exceptionally large sums of money."
- Authorities transferred the cases to military legal organs "for review and prosecution," while the expulsion awaits ratification by the Central Committee, Xinhua said.
- This announcement arrives days before Chinese President Jinping travels to meet President Donald Trump and weeks before a key party conclave on internal governance and discipline.
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The Chinese Communist Party has stripped former Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia, who was ousted in January of this year, of both his party and military membership. It also announced investigation results indicating his involvement in corruption, factionalism, and political issues. Former Central Military Commission Joint Staff Chief Liu Zhenli, who faced the same charges, was also stripped of his party and military members…
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China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption
BEIJING — China has expelled two top military officers, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military over "serious violations of discipline and law," the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Zhang Youxia was second-in-command under President Xi Jinping as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission - the supreme command body - and has long been seen as Xi's closest military ally. Liu was a CMC member and th…
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 Jinpings long-running military corruption crackdown and comes ahead of his planned US talks with Donald Trump and a key party conclave on internal governance.
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Hong Kong Free PressChina expels generals accused of graft from Communist Party: State media
State news agency Xinhua shared details of the cases of high-ranking officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli for the first time, saying they involved "exceptionally large sums of money".
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