China Military Anti-Corruption 2025: Three Top Generals Ousted from Legislature
Three top Chinese military officers, including Admiral Wang Renhua, have been expelled from the legislature. This marks a significant escalation in the China military anti-corruption 2025 campaign.
The silence of the missing generals has finally been broken. On December 28, 2025, China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), announced the expulsion of three high-ranking military officers. This move confirms months of speculation regarding their disappearance and highlights the ongoing intensity of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive.
China Military Anti-Corruption 2025: A Deepening Purge
According to the South China Morning Post and state announcements, the ousted officials include Admiral Wang Renhua, head of the Central Military Commission's (CMC) Political and Legal Affairs Committee; Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the People's Armed Police; and Wang Peng, director of the CMC's training department.
Admiral Wang Renhua, 63, was a rising star who was promoted to his current rank by Xi in March 2024. As the military's top security and legal chief, his removal suggests that even those tasked with maintaining discipline are not immune to the scrutiny of the PLA's internal watchdog.
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