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Xi's 'anti-graft' purge continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military

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Manral, K. (2026, September 21). Xi's 'anti-graft' purge continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/xis-anti-graft-crackdown-continues-two-senior-generals-expelled-from-ccp-chinese-military/articleshow/134389572.cms

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Xinhua news agency reported on Monday that two high-ranking Chinese generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, have been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and the armed forces for serious violations including economic wrongdoing and political disloyalty. The men were accused of forming factions within the military and engaging in corrupt self-enrichment alongside neglecting their duties. This expulsion is part of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has heavily targeted the Chinese military since he took office in 2013.

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On September 21, 2026, the Chinese Communist Party expelled two high-ranking military officers, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, for serious violations including corruption and disloyalty to the party. Zhang was previously seen as President Xi Jinping's closest military ally and held a senior position in the Central Military Commission (CMC), while Liu served as chief of staff of its Joint Staff Department. The pair were stripped of their positions earlier in August due to "serious violations of discipline and law," commonly implying corruption. Xinhua news agency reported that investigations revealed exceptionally large sums involved in their alleged misconduct, though specific details remain undisclosed. This expulsion underscores Xi's ongoing anti-corruption campaign and his efforts to consolidate power by eliminating potential rivals within the military hierarchy.

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The two “crossed red lines and basic limits”, the documents said, adding that their “political and economic wrongdoing were intertwined, and "corrupt self-enrichment" coexisted with dereliction of duty and abuse of office”. “The sums involved were exceptionally large; the nature (of their conduct) was extremely serious and the impact extremely egregious,” it said.

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Xi's 'anti-graft' purge continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military · assertive framing

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled two senior officers from the party and the armed forces over "economic wrongdoing" and “serious violations of discipline and law," state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. asserted

agency → expel → Monday

Zhang Youxia, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CCP’s top military command body, was second-in-command under President Xi Jinping and has long been regarded as one of his closest military allies. asserted

Youxia → regard → allies

Liu Zhenli was also a CMC member and headed its Joint Staff Department. asserted

Zhenli → head → Department

Investigations against Zhang and Liu were announced in January, and both were removed from the state Central Military Commission in late August. asserted

both → announce → August

The CCP leadership accused the two officers of “disloyalty, corruption, dereliction of duty” and other serious disciplinary violations. asserted

leadership → accuse → duty

Zhang and Liu “seriously violated political discipline and political rules, formed cliques and factions, and were disloyal and dishonest to the party”, Xinhua cited official documents as saying. asserted

Xinhua → violate → documents

it → cross → conduct

Zhang was also a member of the ruling Communist Party’s elite Politburo and was among the few senior Chinese military officers with combat experience. asserted

Zhang → rule → experience

Xi's 'anti-corruption' crackdownThe Chinese military has been a major target of a broader anti-corruption campaign launched by Xi after he became president in 2013. asserted

he → launch → 2013

In August, General Zhao Zongqi, who commanded the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Western Theatre Command during the 2017 Doklam standoff and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with India, was sacked from Beijing’s top political advisory body. asserted

who → command → body

No reason was given for his removal, and no investigation against him was announced. asserted

investigation → give → him

In October 2025, nine senior generals were expelled from the CCP and military for “seriously violating party discipline” and showing a “total collapse of beliefs." asserted

generals → expel → beliefs

In December last year, China’s parliament removed three senior military officials as part of a broader “anti-corruption crackdown." asserted

parliament → remove → crackdown