In June, China announced that former Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe were expelled from the ruling Communist Party and accused of corruption. Yet, the high-level ...

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed ... state media said. His predecessor, Wei Fenghe, was also kicked out of the party and passed on to prosecutors over alleged corruption.

The Pentagon pointed to recent personnel appointments as signs of Xi Jinping's enduring distrust of the Rocket Force, ...

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has also been swept by a wave of purges since 2023. Li Shangfu was removed as defence minister after seven months and his predecessor Wei Fenghe was expelled ...

Key promotions have eluded Dong, two of whose predecessors fell in corruption probes, with implications for Beijing’s ...

BEIJING: China defence minister Dong Jun has been placed ... Dong's two immediate predecessors, Li and Wei Fenghe, were expelled from the Communist Party in June for "serious violations of ...

China's military leadership is ... In June, former defence minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe were expelled from the Communist Party and faced investigations into corruption ...

Analysts have said China's existing anti ... detainees have included former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, two former defense ministers—Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe—and top leaders of the People's ...

Chinese defence minister Dong Jun is reportedly being investigated ... favours in violation of military and party discipline. Wei Fenghe was defence minister for five years prior to that, until ...