Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed his trust

BEIJING: China said on Saturday the senior vice chairman of its powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) and another high-ranking official were under investigation for suspected…

Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the latest figure to fall in a long-running purge of military officials.

President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.

Cade l’ultimo ostacolo tra Xi Jinping e il potere assoluto sulla Cina

Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is China's top military general after being ousted amid an investigation into alleged legal and disciplinary violations.

Zhang Youxia, second-in command under president Xi Jinping as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has long been seen as Xi’s closest military ally

Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed his trust

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of the leader, Xi Jinping.