The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

The promotions were the first announced by President Xi Jinping in almost a year.

Zhang Shuguang, who was promoted to the rank of full general, will take over as head of the PLA’s top graft-busting body.

President Xi Jinping has elevated two senior military officers, Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang, to the rank of general. This move comes amidst China's ongoing anti-corruption drive,…

Under a years-long anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese leader, scores of senior officials and top generals have been investigated, removed and purged, with two…

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

Im Zuge einer Kampagne beim chinesischen Militär wurden in den vergangenen Jahren etliche hohe Beamte entlassen. Jetzt steigen zwei Offiziere auf.

China's military has named two new generals, possibly signaling a reorganization at the top. This follows the removal of several leaders in an anti-corruption drive.

China's President Xi Jinping has promoted two senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers to the rank of general in a fresh shake-up of the military's top leadership, as…

Shake-up believed to be part of Xi's reform to ensure loyalty to party and himself

It comes as Xi Jinping seeks to accelerate the modernization of the armed forces to stake out and defend China's interests in the Pacific.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to dismiss six top generals, including Air Force General Xu Xueqiang, amid a significant military leadership overhaul.

Amid an ongoing purge, Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be assembling the cornerstones of a new Central Military Commission.