China’s top ranking general under investigation for alleged violations amid ongoing purge of leadership
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 allyChina’s most senior general is under investigation, China’s defence ministry has confirmed, in the highest profile case to date in an...
<p>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</p><p>China’s most senior general is under investigation, China’s defence ministry has confirmed, in the highest profile case to date in an aggressive anti-graft purge of senior military leadership in recent months.</p><p>Zhang Youxia serves as second-in-command under president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a> as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission – the supreme command body – and has long been seen as Xi’s closest military ally.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-ranking-general-zhang-youxia-investigation">Continue reading...</a>
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