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Feb 1958
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Former Minister of Defense, China
China's military weapons
Chinese military tightens review of weapons pricing to fight corruption
CMC Equipment Development Department releases new rules amid push for quality equipment and ‘professional ethics’.
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China’s air force
China’s military calls for tip-offs as it targets corruption in air force
18 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
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China's military weapons
Why China’s rapid military build-up is ‘hardly the whole story’
18 Dec 2025 - 6:03AM
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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign
Newcomers in charge at PLA’s corruption-hit command overseeing Taiwan
State media shows Yang Zhibin and Zhang Jichun at official event, suggesting they are heading the Eastern Theatre Command.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:48PM
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China’s fourth plenum
How Xi’s ongoing battle against PLA corruption shapes China’s military future
The fight against graft in the armed forces is set to become one of the national priorities for the next five years.
14 Nov 2025 - 9:54AM
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Corruption in China
PLA bans 4 Chinese universities from procurement process for bid-rigging
Three of China’s ‘seven sons of national defence’ receive bans ranging from two years to ‘permanent’ amid Beijing’s anti-corruption drive.
12 Nov 2025 - 5:34PM
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China’s fourth plenum
PLA urged to ‘live a tight life’ as top officials elaborate on 5-year plan
Senior Chinese general calls for cutting training, management and equipment support costs while improving procurement.
6 Nov 2025 - 5:00AM
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China’s fourth plenum
China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tight security in Beijing
Xi Jinping delivers work report during first day of key conclave that will determine China’s development over the next five years.
20 Oct 2025 - 6:55PM
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China’s Communist Party
As fourth plenum looms, China braces for a major Central Committee shake-up
Reshuffle expected this month at top Communist Party body as more senior officials are sidelined by corruption investigations.
8 Oct 2025 - 6:35PM
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China's military weapons
Why were China’s generals missing in action during the Victory Day parade?
The senior military officials have had prominent roles in such events in 2019 and 2015, helping to put names to faces.
17 Sep 2025 - 9:00AM
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China’s rocket force
China’s rocket force bans nearly 200 suppliers, evaluators after corruption probe
Partnerships terminated as investigators find cases of errors, collusive bidding and forgery dating back to 2016.
11 Sep 2025 - 4:30PM
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China’s Communist Party
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As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it truly ‘capable of winning wars’?
On September 3, China’s steps towards ‘building a world-class military by the middle of the century’ will be more visible.
1 Sep 2025 - 7:17PM
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China’s military
Ex-PLA ideology chief Miao Hua removed from China’s Central Military Commission
The news comes two months after top general was stripped of membership in legislature amid corruption investigation.
27 Jun 2025 - 6:02PM
China's military weapons
As the PLA adopts civilian technology, Chinese bureaucracy could hinder progress
The private sector is finally becoming a real force in defence procurement, but issues such as US sanctions, red tape and corruption remain.
11 Jun 2025 - 10:17AM
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Corruption in China
Disgraced Chinese admiral Miao Hua suspected of ‘legal violations’
Senior PLA ideology official already faced a disciplinary investigation, but now the authorities have hinted at more serious misconduct.
4 Jun 2025 - 3:46PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s military likens anti-corruption drive to preparations for war
At key times in history, the People’s Liberation Army has carried out ‘major political rectification’, PLA Daily says.
3 May 2025 - 2:13PM
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Corruption in China
Senior PLA ideology official Miao Hua removed from China’s top legislature
High-ranking Chinese general is expelled from National People’s Congress following corruption investigation.
30 May 2025 - 1:21PM
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Corruption in China
How did China’s top weapons brains become targets of its anti-corruption push?
Acceleration of defence sector’s anti-corruption drive may be linked to the downfall of former defence minister Li Shangfu, analysts say.
24 Mar 2025 - 1:44AM
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China's military weapons
China’s military in frugal mode as it seeks best bang for its yuan
Armed forces must make greatest use of limited resources, PLA officers tell personnel in throes of modernisation push.
20 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM
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Corruption in China
Chinese defence industry exec Liu Weidong under investigation for corruption
CSGC deputy general manager named by anti-corruption watchdog just days after restructuring discussions announced.
12 Feb 2025 - 8:19PM
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China’s military
Deputy commander of China’s army among 5 stripped of lawmaker status in probe
Deng Zhiping, hailed after Vietnam border clashes in ’70s and ’80s, is latest to fall in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.
14 Sep 2024 - 2:16PM
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China’s third plenum
China eyes bold 10-year tech and economic goals, sets plenum dates
Plan should balance ‘economy and society, government and market, efficiency and equity, vitality and order, development and security’.
1 Jul 2024 - 10:21AM
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US-China relations
Beijing says Shangri-La meeting of Chinese, US defence chiefs was ‘positive’
Singapore meeting had a ‘positive effect’ on promoting understanding, says Chinese defence ministry spokesman.
31 May 2024 - 8:43PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s top legislative body to discuss ‘appointments and dismissals’
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee signals a further shake-up following the dismissal of senior generals and former defence minister Li Shangfu.
8 Feb 2024 - 6:03PM
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China’s military
Ex-Chinese defence minister’s absence from Lunar New Year list sparks questions
Wei’s successor Li Shangfu was abruptly removed from his post last year, along with a number of other senior military figures.
8 Feb 2024 - 4:34PM
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China’s Communist Party
Will China’s top legislative body shed new light on fates of sacked ministers?
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee will review the qualifications of ‘certain individual representatives’ next week, state media reports.
19 Dec 2023 - 7:10PM
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US-China relations
US defence secretary to meet Chinese counterpart ‘when that person is named’
Beijing has not had a defence minister since Li Shangfu was removed from the post in October for unknown reasons.
17 Nov 2023 - 7:15AM
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Corruption in China
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Clarity can help clear air over why Beijing sacked two ministers
Within a few months of their appointments, two important Chinese faces to the world, Qin Gang and Li Shangfu, were gone and no one seems to know why.
26 Oct 2023 - 11:11PM
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