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China military leadership expulsion 2026
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SEP 21 · Day 1
China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party
Defence Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor were expelled from the party in June 2024.
State-run Xinhua news agency reported that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli "seriously violated political discipline and political rules, formed cliques and factions, and were disloyal and dishonest to the party".
Zhang Youxia served as the second-in-command of the Central Military Commission.