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A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping's military modernization drive amid geopolitical tensions, analysts say. China's top lawmakers senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, a step that typically precedes further punishment for wayward cadres. Many of these were from the Rocket Force - a...

Over a million officials are said to have been punished in Xis anti-corruption campaign according to the official media accounts. The intensity of the campaign also attracted criticism that Xi made effective use of it to silence his critics and rivals within the party.

Beijing: In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the countrys Rocket Force, have been dismissed from Parliament, official media reported here on Saturday. Those dismissed from the National Peoples Congress (NPC), the countrys Parliament, include five past or current top commanders of the PLA Rocket Force, which

Dong replaces Li Shangfu, who was fired and disappeared from public view four months ago.

China News: China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister, replacing Li Shangfu who was abruptly removed. The reason for Li's removal remains unknown. Dong's ap

China has named a top ranked navy official as its new defence minister - but both his predecessors mysteriously disappeared from public view.

The promotion of Adm. Dong Jun may calm uncertainty after the unexplained disappearance of the previous minister, Gen. Li Shangfu.

China announced that former navy chief Dong Jun would become defense minister, following the minister who disappeared four months earlier.

The new defence minister, former navy chief Dong Jun, previously served as vice commander of the Southern Theatre Command which operates in the disputed South China Sea.

The appointment comes as President Xi Jinping upgrades the military as part of his push to make China a dominant world power, a goal that has alarmed many neighbors