Ex-armed police chief Wang Ning ousted from China’s top advisory body
A former commander of China’s paramilitary force has been stripped of his senior political advisory roles, sealing a sweep of more than 15 years in which three consecutive heads of the People’s Armed Police have fallen from grace. General Wang Ning, 71, was formally removed as a standing committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice-chair of its…
Former commander of China's paramilitary force, General Wang Ning, has been removed from his senior political advisory positions, marking the latest in a string of corruption scandals among high-ranking military leaders. At 71, Wang was formally stripped of his standing committee member status in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and his vice-chair position on its foreign affairs committee during the body's concluding session, presided over by China's fourth-ranking leader, Wang Huning.
This development comes months after Wang's public disappearance and absence from the March "two sessions" legislative gathering. Raised in a military family in Nanjing, Wang's career began with the Nanjing theatre and the Fujian-based 31st Group Army, where he held various leadership positions before overseeing the armed police from 2014 to 2020.
The removal of Wang signifies a comprehensive downfall in the top ranks of the People's Armed Police (PAP), China's domestic security force. All generals who held the PAP commander position from 2009 to mid-2025 have been entangled in corruption investigations. Wang's predecessor, Wang Jianping, was detained in 2016, becoming the first sitting general under investigation since President Xi Jinping's ascent to power in late 2012.
Wang's successor, Wang Chunning, was expelled from the Communist Party and removed from his military rank in October last year for "serious violations of discipline and law." The recent fifth plenum of the Communist Party endorsed disciplinary penalties against 16 generals, reflecting the anti-corruption campaign's intensity. Two PAP lieutenant generals, Fu Wenhua and Zhu Wenxiang, were also passed over for promotion to full members in the Central Committee, suggesting ongoing scrutiny of their careers.
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