Xi’s purge tightens grip as China’s top general Zhang Youxia is investigated
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China’s vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Zhang Youxia, has been placed under corruption investigation, marking the most senior military official toppled in Beijing’s widening purge of the armed forces and signaling an unprecedented consolidation of power under Xi Jinping.
Topics:world#chinese-communist-party#corruption#national-security#war-and-unrest#xi-jinping-politician
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