China expels nine top generals from party, military in biggest post-Mao era purge

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(TibetanReview.net, Oct18’25) – China has on Oct 17 announced that nine of the top generals of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including the person holding the number two rank and who is the third in command in it, had been expelled from the party and military, and placed under investigation. The allegations are not just corruption but also disloyalty, suggesting an element of power struggle in the massive shakeup.

He Weidong, one of two vice-chairs of the Central Military Commission (CMC) led by President Xi Jinping and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was found to have violated party disciplines and laws, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defence. He’s the first Politburo member to...

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