https://www.scmp.com/rss/322433/feed Guo Boxiong, a former vice-chairman of China's powerful Central Military Commission, was expelled from the Communist Party for alleged corruption and handed over to military prosecutors. He is the highest-ranking military official to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josephine Ma Josephine Ma China has accused the nine generals expelled from the Communist Party on Friday of seriously undermining the principle that the military should be loyal to the party, saying that they dealt a serious blow to the unity of the armed forces and the image of senior officers. In an editorial published on Saturday, military mouthpiece PLA Daily said the disgraced nine – including He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo – had been... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329511/expelled-chinese-generals-disloyal-and-dealt-serious-blow-army-pla-daily?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329511/expelled-chinese-generals-disloyal-and-dealt-serious-blow-army-pla-daily?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:30:26 +0000 A former Chinese official responsible for cracking down on religious cults is under investigation, the country’s leading anti-corruption watchdog announced on Saturday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party’s top disciplinary body, said in a brief statement that Peng Bo, the former deputy director of the party’s office on cult affairs, had allegedly violated disciplinary rules – a euphemism for corruption. The commission confirmed he was being investigated but did... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3125337/chinese-anti-cult-official-who-targeted-falun-gong-faces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3125337/chinese-anti-cult-official-who-targeted-falun-gong-faces?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:20:21 +0000 More than 70 serving and retired senior officers with the People’s Liberation Army have been demoted for their involvement in a corruption scandal that has rocked the PLA leadership, military sources said. The officers – who included at least one general and two lieutenant generals – were punished for their connections to Fang Fenghui, the former chief of joint staff. Their demotions were based on confessions given by Fang, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in February for taking bribes,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3016059/chinas-military-demotes-over-70-senior-officers-bribing-fang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3016059/chinas-military-demotes-over-70-senior-officers-bribing-fang?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:30:16 +0000 It looks like being a particularly grim Lunar New Year in the “tigers’ cage” this week. The notorious Qincheng maximum security prison houses many disgraced senior Communist Party officials – including fallen security chief Zhou Yongkang, former Chongqing boss Bo Xilai, ex-presidential aide Ling Jihua and Guo Boxiong, who was once a top general.  Normally, some of those prisoners who are aged over 60 can look forward to a Lunar New Year meal with a few family members, but a source close to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2133251/xi-jinpings-anti-graft-drive-has-caught-so-many?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2133251/xi-jinpings-anti-graft-drive-has-caught-so-many?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 The life sentence imposed on Guo Boxiong (郭伯雄), the highest-ranking military officer to be jailed for corruption since the Communists seized power in 1949, may mark significant progress for President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) anti-graft campaign. But, at the same time, his indictment – and the fall of grace of a fellow vice-chairman of the all-powerful Central Military Commission, General Xu Caihou (徐才厚), who died of cancer in 2015 before he could answer corruption charges – have also exposed the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2001248/just-jailing-corrupt-generals-wont-give-china-clean-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2001248/just-jailing-corrupt-generals-wont-give-china-clean-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:39:38 +0000 A military court on Monday handed down a life sentence to former top general Guo Boxiong, making him the most senior PLA figure convicted of corruption since 1949. The sentencing came days before the 89th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army, which is undergoing a major overhaul steered by President Xi Jinping. Guo, 74, was a vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission between 2002 and 2012, in charge of daily operations. Xu Caihou, another CMC vice-chairman,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1994588/former-top-pla-general-guo-boxiong-jailed-life-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1994588/former-top-pla-general-guo-boxiong-jailed-life-over?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:45:45 +0000 The ill-gotten gains of former top general Guo Boxiong and his family are likely to outstrip the bribes taken by another disgraced ex-general who was reportedly found with more than a tonne of banknotes in his home, a military analyst said on Wednesday. Mainland state media have yet to give a precise figure for the “extremely large amount” of bribes that Guo, 74, and his family are accused of taking, but retired senior People’s Liberation Army Navy colonel Li Jie said the amount was likely to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934066/ex-chinese-military-boss-guo-boxiong-tipped-outdo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934066/ex-chinese-military-boss-guo-boxiong-tipped-outdo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:00:15 +0000 China announced on Tuesday it would press graft charges against former top general Guo Boxiong as it wrapped up a corruption investigation against him. Military prosecutors said Guo and his family took an “extremely large amount” of bribes, Xinhua reported, without elaborating. Guo also allegedly “took advantage of his position to aid the promotion and relocation of other people”. Guo had “confessed” to his wrongdoings, the report said. Man who ran world’s largest army charged with taking... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1933772/confirmed-former-top-chinese-general-guo-boxiong-face?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1933772/confirmed-former-top-chinese-general-guo-boxiong-face?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:00:45 +0000 China’s former top general who used to run the world’s largest army has been charged with taking bribes totalling 80 million yuan (HK$96 million), a source close to senior military officials told the South China Morning Post. Guo Boxiong, the retired military chief of the People’s Liberation Army, had been under investigation for corruption since last year and was expelled from the Communist Party in July. 'He made Xi Jinping very angry': the rise and fall of once-powerful Chinese general Guo... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1933524/man-who-ran-worlds-largest-army-charged-taking-us123?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1933524/man-who-ran-worlds-largest-army-charged-taking-us123?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Apr 2016 08:15:00 +0000 The younger brother of a disgraced former Chinese military chief, who has been accused of corruption, has been sacked from his position as a senior provincial official, state media said on Wednesday. Guo Boquan has been removed as head of the civil affairs department of the northwestern province of Shaanxi, the official Xinhua news agency said, without providing any details. Shaanxi’s official news outlets reported the removal was approved by the provincial legislature meeting. READ MORE: Web of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1862698/brother-disgraced-chinese-military-chief-guo-boxiong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1862698/brother-disgraced-chinese-military-chief-guo-boxiong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:30:00 +0000 Guo Boxiong, the alleged leader of the “Northwest faction” in the military, secured a powerful future by becoming the first general to publicly declare his loyalty to Jiang Zemin during the early stages of his presidency, according to military insiders. The relationship served both men well – Guo allegedly used his position to spin a network of personal businesses while Jiang secured the allegiance of a proxy within the circle of top generals, allowing him to wield power even after he left... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845440/rise-and-fall-top-chinese-general-guo-boxiang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845440/rise-and-fall-top-chinese-general-guo-boxiang?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:45:30 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution.  READ MORE: Retired Chinese general Guo Boxiong expelled from Communist Party for alleged corruption https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845439/web-influence-fallen-guo-boxiongs-connections-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845439/web-influence-fallen-guo-boxiongs-connections-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:45:00 +0000 Guo Boxiong, a former vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, has been expelled from the Communist Party for alleged corruption and handed over to military prosecutors, state media reported late Thursday night. Investigations found Guo allegedly accepted bribes “personally and through his family members” in exchange for granting promotions in the military, Xinhua reported, citing the Politburo.  The announcement came ahead of the People’s Liberation Army’s anniversary... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845230/ex-pla-chief-guo-boxiong-be-prosecuted-allegedly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845230/ex-pla-chief-guo-boxiong-be-prosecuted-allegedly?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:15:15 +0000