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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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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

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