{
  "id": 17198658,
  "title": "China widens PLA anti-graft campaign, expelling corporate chiefs, 16 generals from party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-widens-pla-anti-graft-campaign-expelling-corporate-chiefs-16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372704/china-widens-pla-anti-graft-campaign-expelling-corporate-chiefs-16-generals-party"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing has given new details about the scale of its anti-corruption drive into the People’s Liberation Army and defence industry, with fresh names confirmed as being investigated. They include top generals who once oversaw theatre commands, heads of the powerful Central Military Commission’s General Office and executives in key defence companies. The names are included in a communique released…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/record-number-of-purges-as-xi-emphasises-party-discipline-at-china",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:34:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}