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

Es ist der Höhepunkt einer beispiellosen Säuberungswelle. Xi Jinping zerschlägt die Führungsspitze der Volksbefreiungsarmee – und lässt nun auch gegen seinen wohl engsten…

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.

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 under investigation after affecting ‘party’s absolute leadership over military’, PLA’s official media claims

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

Zhang Youxia es investigado por erosionar el “liderazgo absoluto del Partido sobre el Ejército” en una nueva ofensiva “anticorrupción”

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.

Zhang Youxia’s downfall raises questions about PLA’s readiness for conflict over Taiwan