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Xi decapitates top military leadership in China
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Chairman Xi Jinping caused shockwaves by arresting the highest military leader inChina - General Zhang Youxia - it was announced on 24 January. Simultaneously, General Liu Zhenli, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department, had been detained.
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"Decisive advantage for security forces": Bastar IG P Sundarraj after top
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Hidma, accused of orchestrating over 26 armed assaults on security forces and civilians, was reportedly shot dead in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharamaraju district.
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China's sacks senior General from ruling Communist Party; 8 other high ran
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The investigations found that the individuals had seriously violated Party discipline and are suspected of major duty-related crimes. Their violations involved exceptionally large amounts of money, and are of extremely serious nature and with extremely negative impacts, a spokesperson said
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PLA loses another top dog as Xi purges the military
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to multiple sources and media reports, Chairman Xi Jinping has recently booted yet another prominent figure out of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). This time, it is none other than the number two behind Xi in the largest military organisation in the world - General He Weidong, t
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Chinese Military shakeup sparks speculation as new political Commissar app
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
On December 23, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China appointed Chen Hui as the new Political Commissar of the Army, promoting him to General. However, the absence of four high-ranking generals at the ceremony has led to speculation about internal power struggles an
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China's PLA faces continued turmoil amid senior officer's corruption inqui
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Admiral Miao Hua, a member of the influential Central Military Commission (CMC), China's highest military authority chaired by Xi, is being investigated for "serious violations of discipline"--a term often used to refer to corruption, according to Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian dur
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Xi continues his drive to purify the PLA and instill loyalty
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Xi is heavily involved in military appointments and promotions, supposedly of candidates who are reliable, competent and loyal. Yet with so much cash being splashed around in ever-increasing defence budgets, some high-up officers in the PLA have seized the opportunity to profit personally.
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China Coast Guard rules the waves and waives the rules
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As the world's largest maritime law enforcement agency, the CCG has more than 150 regional and oceangoing vessels displacing at least 1,000 tons. It also has approximately 50 vessels in the 500-1,000-ton class, and around 300 smaller coastal patrol boats.
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US warns China over support to Russia; Beijing hits back with "military co
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China said the "military collusion" between the US and Taiwan as well as the "separatist acts" of the "Taiwan independence forces", are the main sources of disruption to the current stability in the Taiwan Straits.
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China's former foreign minister Qin Gang resigns from top legislature, mon
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Similarly, after disappearing from public view in August last year Li Shangfu was formally removed as China's Defence minister and as a Central Military Commission member on October 24. 2023, but no explanation has ever been given as to why.
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China appoints new defence minister, but opacity reigns
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Even as Chairman Xi Jinping promised that Taiwan would be "reunified" with the mainland, China's newly appointed defence minister was making himself comfortable in the office of his predecessor, who disappeared after being ensnared in a scandal.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses need to speed up efforts to boost mo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Xi, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks on Wednesday in southwest China's Sichuan Province while inspecting the air force of the Western Theater Command of the People
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