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China said to be investigating third defence minister in a row over corruption claims

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China investigates defence minister for corruption: Report

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday, the latest official to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country’s military. Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption. “If the corruption probe into Dong Jun is true, then it is normal that people will question …

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Third in a row: China probes its defence minister for corruption

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A third defence minister of China in a row has been placed under investigation in the latest corruption-related scandal to hit the top of the People’s Liberation Army China Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun has been put under investigation in the latest corruption-related scandal that has roiled the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army. Third Chinese defence minister investigated …

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1 month, 1 week ago

China's Communist Party expels former agriculture minister for corruption

Hindustan Times

By Mei Mei Chu China's Communist Party expels former agriculture minister for corruption BEIJING -China's Communist Party has expelled former agriculture minister Tang Renjian, state media reported on Friday, six months after he was placed under investigation by the country's anti-graft watchdog and removed from his post. Tang, 61, was investigated for "serious violations of discipline and law", a euphemism …

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Rajnath Singh, Chinese counterpart likely to meet for 1st time after border truce

India Today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun next week, in what could be the first interaction at the ministerial level between the two nations after the Line of Actual Control disengagement at eastern Lakakh. The last meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart took place in April 2023 in India. Before …

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5 months, 1 week ago

China: Communist Party removes ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Defence minister from top body | KNOW WHY

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China's ruling Communist Party on Thursday accepted the resignation of sacked foreign minister Qin Gang from its Central Committee and endorsed the decision to expel former defence minister Li Shangfu and two other top Generals from the party. According to the communique issued at the end of the four-day session called the third plenum of the Chinese Communist Party, the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Communist Party expels two former defence ministers for corruption

Hindustan Times

By Laurie Chen China's Communist Party expels two former defence ministers for corruption BEIJING, - China's Communist Party on Thursday expelled former defence minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe for "serious violations of discipline", a euphemism for corruption, state news agency Xinhua reported. Li was suspected of receiving "huge sums of money" in bribes as well as bribing …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

China expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations

Associated Press

BEIJING — China has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to lead to sentences of life in prison. Such charges have been leveled in the past against many military leaders under the rule of President and party leader Xi Jinping, who also heads the armed forces as chairman of …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

China's ruling Communist party expels former defence minister Li Shangfu on corruption allegations

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Beijing: In a major development, the ruling Chinese Communist Party in China expelled former defence minister Li Shangfu on allegations of corruption and bribery and is currently investigating the charges against him, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency on Thursday. Li made headlines last year after he disappeared from public view for almost two months, which raised questions over …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

China’s Communist Party expels ex-defence ministers over corruption charges

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Purge targets Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, the expulsions coinciding with heightened tensions with US over Taiwan. The ruling Chinese Communist Party has expelled former Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who was sacked last year, and his predecessor, as part of an anticorruption crackdown, according to state media. The expulsion of Li, who was not seen in public for almost two …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

China's ex-Defence Minister emerges in public after prolonged absence, fate of Shangfu, Gang still unknown

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China's former Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe whose prolonged absence from the public has sparked speculation about his fate after he paid tribute to a senior Chinese legislator who passed away early this week suggesting that he was politically safe, a media report said on Wednesday. Wei, who headed the PLA Rocket Force, the new name for China’s missile force …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese ex-foreign minister Qin Gang resigns after missing from public view since last year

India TV News

Beijing: China's former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, resigned his seat in the national legislature, according to state media reports on Tuesday. According to a notice by the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress accepted Qin's resignation as a delegate to the upcoming annual parliamentary session. China's …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s military reshuffle: Beijing expels 9 army officials including 4 generals from parliament

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Recent months have China has undertaken a significant reshuffle in its military parliament, expelling nine officials including four generals from the army’s strategic missile unit, following the appointment of a new defence minister. The People’s Liberation Army has not disclosed specific reasons for the removals, marking the first time branches like the Air Force and Navy have been implicated in …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nine top PLA generals dismissed from China’s Parliament

The Hindu

In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People’s Liberation Army, including senior officials of the country’s Rocket Force, have been dismissed from Parliament, official media reported here on Saturday. Those dismissed from the National People’s Congress, the country’s Parliament, include five past or current top commanders of the PLA Rocket Force, which handles the …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

China appoints ex-naval commander Dong Jun as defence minister after sacking predecessor Li Shangfu

India TV News

China on Friday named former naval commander General Dong Jun as the new Chinese Defence Minister, two months after the dismissal of Li Shangfu without any explanation. The new defence minister Dong’s appointment comes in the backdrop of the recent agreement between the US and China to revive their stalled contacts between the top defence officials, following the recent summit …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

China appoints former navy chief Dong Jun as new defence minister

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Dong replaces Li Shangfu, who was fired and disappeared from public view four months ago. China has appointed former navy chief Dong Jun as the new defence minister after months of uncertainty following the sacking of his predecessor for still unknown reasons. Announcing Dong’s appointment on Friday at a meeting of the standing committee of China’s National People’s Congress, the …

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1 year ago

'Deliberately disrupted South China Sea': Beijing attacks US after combat ship ‘illegally’ enters territorial waters

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“The US has deliberately disrupted the South China Sea, seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security, severely undermined regional peace and stability, and seriously violated international law and basic norms…,” a spokesperson for China’s Southern Theatre Command said in a statement After an American warship navigated in disputed South China Sea waters, China on Monday criticised the US, highlighting the continued …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ASEAN defence chiefs call for an end to fighting in Gaza; but struggle to address Myanmar violence

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Southeast Asian Defence Ministers called on November 16 for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its Defence Minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its defense minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Reading the power games in Beijing

Hindustan Times

Beijing ended months of speculation and made it public that General Li Shangfu is no more the country’s defence minister. Li, who was appointed to the defence ministry in March, and former foreign minister Qin Gang, have been removed from China’s powerful state council. China’s intransigent political system is not accountable to the public and hence, there is no explanation …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi’s demand for obedience

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping’s demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party, analysts say. I lean toward the insecurity side of the explanation,” said June Teufel Dreyer, an expert on Chinese politics at the University of Miami in the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

China deploying Combined Arms Brigade near Tawang after clashes in Arunachal

India Today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the border area of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday where he performed ‘Shastra Puja’ with the troops on the occasion of Dussehra, a festival that signifies the victory of good over evil. A new military garrison seen north of the Arunachal border, Satellite image é2022 Maxar Technologies/India Today On December 13, 2022, following the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

China replaces its defense minister months after its foreign minister was removed from office

Associated Press

Taiwan — China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported Tuesday. Li is the second senior Chinese official to disappear this year, following former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was removed from office in July with no explanation offered. There is no indication that the disappearances …

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China executes former Communist Party official in £324m corruption case

China said to be investigating third defence minister in a row over corruption claims

China investigates defence minister for corruption: Report

Third in a row: China probes its defence minister for corruption

China's Communist Party expels former agriculture minister for corruption

Rajnath Singh, Chinese counterpart likely to meet for 1st time after border truce

China: Communist Party removes ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Defence minister from top body | KNOW WHY

China's Communist Party expels two former defence ministers for corruption

China expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations

China's ruling Communist party expels former defence minister Li Shangfu on corruption allegations

China’s Communist Party expels ex-defence ministers over corruption charges

China's ex-Defence Minister emerges in public after prolonged absence, fate of Shangfu, Gang still unknown

Chinese ex-foreign minister Qin Gang resigns after missing from public view since last year

China’s military reshuffle: Beijing expels 9 army officials including 4 generals from parliament

Nine top PLA generals dismissed from China’s Parliament

China appoints ex-naval commander Dong Jun as defence minister after sacking predecessor Li Shangfu

China appoints former navy chief Dong Jun as new defence minister

'Deliberately disrupted South China Sea': Beijing attacks US after combat ship ‘illegally’ enters territorial waters

ASEAN defence chiefs call for an end to fighting in Gaza; but struggle to address Myanmar violence

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence

Reading the power games in Beijing

Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi’s demand for obedience

China deploying Combined Arms Brigade near Tawang after clashes in Arunachal

China replaces its defense minister months after its foreign minister was removed from office