China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting
No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.
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Member of the Central Military Commission.
Member of the Ground Force within the National People's Congress.
Li Qiaoming is the former commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
Liu Zhenli is the chief of staff of the Central Military Commission's joint staff department.
Political Commissar of the Information Support Force.
Qing Shengxiang is a political commissar of the PLA Navy.
Naval officer involved in the military restructuring.
Shen Jinlong is a former commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Sun Shaocheng is the former party chief of the Inner Mongolia region.
Sun Shaochong is the former party chief of the Inner Mongolia region.
Member of the Central Military Commission.
Wang Xiangxi is the former Emergency Management Minister of China.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
Member of the rocket force in the People's Liberation Army.
Member of the air force in the People's Liberation Army.
Zhang Youxia is a senior general in the People's Liberation Army and was a close military ally of Xi Jinping.
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No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.
China's legislature dismissed 19 members, including nine military officers, ahead of its annual meeting. No official reason was provided, but such removals are typically linked to corruption investigations.
China dismissed nine senior military officials from its legislature ahead of the annual National People's Congress meeting, including five full generals and other high-ranking officers.
China removed nine military lawmakers from its national parliament, signaling an expansion of President Xi Jinping’s purge of key defense establishment personnel.
China removed nine military officials from its legislature ahead of a critical set of political meetings, marking an expansion of leader Xi Jinping’s purge campaign.
Chinese lawmakers stripped five People's Liberation Army generals of their membership in parliament, a statement from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress showed on Thursday.
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