Chinese President Xi Jinping has named a new head of the military’s anti-corruption body. Zhang Shuguang, who was promoted from the rank of lieutenant general to full general, was named as the new head of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission – the top military anti-corr
Chinese President Xi Jinping has named a new head of the military’s anti-corruption body.
The announcement comes amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has led to the downfall of many of the most senior figures in the People’s Liberation Army.
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