China places military’s top uniformed officer under investigation
Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, attends the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at Beijing's Great Hall of the People last March. | AFP-JIJI
By Jesse Johnson STAFF WRITER Jan 24, 2026China announced Saturday that it has placed the military’s highest-ranked uniformed officer under investigation for “suspected serious discipline and law violations,” terminology often used to refer to corruption.
The country’s Defense Ministry said in a short statement that probes had been opened into Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, and Gen. Liu Zhenli, a CMC member and head of the Joint Staff Department, which oversees combat planning.
The CMC commands the country’s military under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the body’s chairman.
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