In a major crackdown on corruption, the Chinese government has expelled the second-highest – ranking general and eight other senior officials. He Weidong, who was the vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the most senior official expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military. The action has been taken on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.

Defence Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang , in a statement , said the nine officials are suspected of extremely serious crimes involving exceptionally large sums of money.

List Of Expelled Chinese Generals

He Weidong – Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission and Politburo member

Miao Hua – Former head of the CMC’s Political Wo

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