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China’s anti-corruption campaign claims 3 more top military officers

Two generals and an admiral have been expelled from the national legislature after noticeable absences in recent months

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Wang Renhua was elevated to the highest rank for officers in active service in March, 2024. Photo: CCTV
Sylvie Zhuangin Beijing
Three more top-ranking Chinese officers have been expelled from the national legislature, becoming the latest to fall foul of an anti-corruption campaign sweeping through the military.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress said on Saturday that it had expelled Wang Renhua, head of the Central Military Commission’s Political and Legal Affairs Committee; Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the People’s Armed Police (PAP); and Wang Peng, director of the CMC’s training department.

All three remain full members of the Central Committee, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body.

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The announcement confirms speculation about the fate of the generals. The men have been missing from key events in recent months, including a celebration in late July for the anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the party’s fourth plenum in October.

Wang Renhua, 63, was promoted to admiral by Chinese President Xi Jinping just last year and put in charge of the military’s courts, procuratorates and prisons.

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His promotion in March 2024 was broadcast by state media and made him the PLA’s third security chief since a major overhaul of the military in 2015.

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