{
  "id": 3969035,
  "title": "China strips former generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of top military positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/china-strips-former-generals-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-of-top-3969035",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:06:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3365646/china-strips-former-generals-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-top-military-positions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Beijing has formally removed former senior officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli as members of China’s supreme military command. The two generals have been under investigation for alleged discipline violations since January and were officially stripped of their positions on the Central Military Commission (CMC) at a meeting of the National People’s Congress’ Standing Committee on Friday. As the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China strips former generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of top military positions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/china-strips-former-generals-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-of-top",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:06:16.000Z"
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  "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."
}