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…
BEIJING — China has expelled two high-ranking military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military due to severe breaches of discipline and law, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency on Monday. Zhang, the second-in-command under President Xi Jinping as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), had been Xi's closest military ally. Liu served as a CMC member and the chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department.
The military has been a primary focus of Xi's broader anti-corruption campaign, initiated in 2012. Investigations into Zhang and Liu were announced in January, leading to their removal from the Central Military Commission in late August. The Chinese leadership accused the two generals of disloyalty, corruption, dereliction of duty, and other serious disciplinary offenses.
The documents cited by Xinhua stated that Zhang and Liu had violated political discipline and rules, formed cliques and factions, and demonstrated disloyalty and dishonesty towards the party.
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