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  "id": 8924385,
  "title": "China expels 2 top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/china-expels-2-top-generals-from-party-and-military-alleging",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260921/china-expels-2-top-generals-from-party-and-military-alleging-disloyalty-corruption"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BEIJING — China has expelled two senior military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from both the Communist Party and the armed forces due to serious breaches of discipline and the law, according to state news agency Xinhua. Zhang, who served as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and was President Xi Jinping's second-in-command, was accused of being deeply loyal to the party and government. Liu, a member of the Central Military Commission and chief of staff for the Joint Staff Department, faced accusations of corruption, dereliction of duty, and other disciplinary offenses. The military has been a primary focus of Xi's anti-corruption campaign initiated in 2012. Both officials were removed from their positions with the Central Military Commission in late August. Xi's administration accused Zhang and Liu of disloyalty, corruption, and dereliction of duty, alleging they had formed factions and shown disloyalty to the party.",
  "summary": "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…",
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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."
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