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Guo Boxiongi

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.

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OpinionJust jailing corrupt generals won’t give China a clean and fighting fit PLA

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Cary Huang
Cary Huang

Chinese cult buster who targeted Falun Gong faces corruption probe

Falun Gong practitioners in Bangkok. The group has been banned in China as an “evil cult” since 1999. Photo: AFP
  • Peng Bo, a former senior figure in the offices for cult affairs and heretical religions, is accused of violating disciplinary rules – a euphemism for graft
  • Some reports say Peng had been close of his former boss, the fallen internet tsar Lu Wei

China’s military demotes over 70 officers ‘for bribing Fang Fenghui’

President Xi Jinping and former PLA chief of joint staff Fang Fenghui ahead of a meeting in Beijing in 2017. Fang was jailed for life in February for taking bribes. Photo: Reuters

At least one general and two lieutenant generals on the list of those punished for links to jailed former chief of joint staff, according to sources.

ExclusiveChina has jailed so many corrupt elites that it’s running out of cells

Overcrowding has prompted Qincheng prison – where former high-ranking officials are jailed – to pull the plug on Lunar New Year visits, source says 
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BreakingFormer top PLA general Guo Boxiong jailed for life over graft

Guo Boxiong was a vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission between 2002 and 2012. Photo: Kyodo

Ex-Chinese military boss Guo Boxiong tipped to outdo disgraced colleague Xu Caihou in bribes

China's former top general Guo Boxiong, pictured at an official ceremony in 2006, is likely to be charged with accepting 80 million yuan in bribes. File photo: Reuters

Confirmed: former top Chinese general Guo Boxiong to face corruption charges

A file photo of former top Chinese general Guo Boxiong, the highest-ranking military official to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown. Photo: Xinhua

ExclusiveMan who ran world’s largest army charged with taking US$12.3 million worth of bribes

A file photo of disgraced retired military chief Guo Boxiong, who has been charged for corruption. Photo: Reuters

NewBrother of disgraced Chinese military chief Guo Boxiong sacked from senior official role

Guo Boquan has been removed from his role as head of the civil affairs department of China's northwestern Shaanxi province. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Update'He made Xi Jinping very angry': the rise and fall of once-powerful Chinese general Guo Boxiong

Guo, right, meeting troops during his term as one of the top leaders in the PLA. Photo: Reuters

Former vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, who faces prosecution for taking bribes, courted favour with ex-president to become one of the leaders of the country’s military

Web of influence: Guo Boxiong’s connections with China’s military top brass

UpdateEx-PLA chief Guo Boxiong to be prosecuted for allegedly accepting bribes for promotions

Guo Boxiong was one of the vice-chairmen of China's powerful Central Military Commission. Photo: EPA

The former vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission is the most senior military official to be investigated for corruption in the ongoing anti-graft campaign