China expels 2 top generals ‘disloyal’ to CCP: Why is Xi Jinping purging PLA's top ranks?
China expelled two senior generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, over allegations of corruption and disloyalty. Their removal, approved by President Xi Jinping, reflects anti-corruption efforts within the PLA, reshaping military leadership and emphasizing political loyalty to the Communist Party.
China has expelled two top military generals from the Communist Party and the PLA, following allegations of corruption, disloyalty and serious disciplinary violations, according to state media. The decision to remove the generals was approved at a Politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping. The two former military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, were accused of violating political discipline and party rules, as well as being disloyal to the Communist Party.
The allegations against the generals were based on a series of investigations into alleged misconduct, which reportedly involved exceptionally large sums of money and were considered extremely serious by the Chinese leadership. The removal of the generals is part of a broader anti-corruption and discipline campaign launched by Xi in 2012, which has seen millions of officials investigated or disciplined to varying degrees.
The military has increasingly become a focus of this campaign, with several senior PLA figures removed in recent years.
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