BEIJING: China expelled two high-ranking military officers from the ruling Communist Party on Monday (Sep 21), state media reported, months after it was announced they were being investigated for “serious violations of the law”.
One of them, Zhang Youxia, held the position of the more senior of two vice chairmen on the Central Military Commission (CMC), making him China’s highest-ranked general.
However, the defence ministry said in January that Zhang and the second officer, Liu Zhenli, were “suspected of serious violations of discipline and the law”, a common euphemism for corruption.
The announcement fit into the sweeping anti-graft drive…
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