This is a reminder coming directly from President Xi Jinping, that political loyalty stands well before combat readiness,” ...

China says it is investigating the army’s top general for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. Gen.

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of the leader, Xi Jinping.

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation ...

China's defense ministry senior vice Chairman informed on Saturday, January 24, 2026, that it is investigating top military ...

AMONG CHINA’S generals, one had long seemed immune to the sweeping purges of the high command in the past two years. Zhang ...

(Corrects Jan 24 story to remove incorrect reference to Zhang's Moscow visit in November as last public appearance in ...

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of ...

Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is China's top military general after being ousted amid an investigation into alleged legal and ...

China’s top general has been accused of leaking nuclear secrets to the US and accepting bribes as President Xi Jinping purges ...

Military leaders including the former secretaries of the Army and Navy called the Pentagon's actions against Kelly ...