Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave China has removed Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who vanished from public view nearly two months ago, in the latest in a string of high-level purges of the Chinese military apparently related to an investigation into weapons procurement. China’s powerful leader, Xi Jinping, on Tuesday signed an executive … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Chinese language Protection Minister Li Shangfu is underneath investigation for corruption and certain will likely be eliminated, two U.S. officers mentioned this week, in what can be the newest in a sequence of top-tier purges of Beijing’s safety ranks. The anticipated purge of Li, who has been noticeably absent from public … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Senior U.S. and Chinese language protection officers publicly traded accusations of stoking rigidity within the Taiwan Strait in separate speeches at a protection discussion board this weekend, after Beijing rejected a non-public assembly — undercutting hope for an easing of the diplomatic standoff. Talking on the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore … Read more