Beijing sacks senior diplomat Sun Weidong; offers no explanation as scrutiny of top ranks intensifies

[ad_1] China removed its vice minister of foreign affairs, Sun Weidong, from his post, according to an official announcement by China’s ministry of human resources on Tuesday. The decision was made by the state council, the country’s top administrative body. However, no reason or timeline for the removal of the top diplomat was provided.As per […]

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PLA in peril: Xi Jinping’s purge cripples China’s military, sparks fears of combat vulnerability

[ad_1] China’s ongoing military corruption purges have created serious deficiencies in the command structure of its armed forces and are likely to have affected the readiness of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a leading defence research centre. The purges, led by the Chinese president Xi Jinping, which have spanned the supreme central military […]

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