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China's top general ousted, placed under investigation in latest military purge

Chinese President Xi Jinping removed China's top general Zhang Youxia amid an investigation for violating party discipline in latest military purge.

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Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

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China’s Xi Places His Top General Under Investigation as Military Purges Heat Up

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What Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s most senior general reveals

On January 24th the defence ministry announced that General Zhang, 75, and another member of the CMC, General Liu Zhenli, had been placed under investigation for “suspected serious discipline and law ...

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China’s top general Zhang Youxia investigated for corruption in widening military purge

Taiwan monitoring 'abnormal' China military leadership changes after top general put under investigation

Military purge gives Xi total control of Chinese army

His dismissal marks the high point of Mr Xi’s years-long effort to root out corruption and disloyalty within the top ranks of the military.

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China places highest-ranking general under investigation

China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

Pentagon's new strategy downplays China

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Pentagon shifts focus away from China in new defense strategy

The Defense Department said in an influential strategy document published Friday that the U.S. military’s top focus is no longer on China but instead the homeland and Western Hemisphere.

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US Defense Strategy Downplays Threat of Confrontation With China

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Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy downplays China, focuses on Western Hemisphere

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China investigating top general over serious violations, says defence ministry

Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's most senior general is under investigation, China's defence ministry said on Saturday, in the highest-profile purge to date of senior military leadership just as Beijing modernises its forces and tries to further project its might.

China is building ‘full-stack’ defense-innovation cities

While the U.S. struggles to add rare-earth factories and drone-test ranges, Beijing is creating them in clusters.

China probes deputy military chief Zhang Youxia, general Liu Zhenli over 'serious violations of discipline and law'

Zhang, 75, and Liu, 61, are the vice-chairman and member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) respectively.