Only two members remain in the seven-member military commission.
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International media reports that the investigation into General Zhang Yaoxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, has caused a serious crisis in the Chinese military.
Last Saturday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Zhang and General Liu Zhenli, a member of the commission, were under investigation. With this, only President Xi Jinping and member Zhang Xingmin are left in the seven-member commission. The ministry said that Zhang, who is the second-ranking official in the Chinese Military Commission, has been charged with serious violations of discipline and law. Xi has launched an anti-corruption campaign since coming to power in 2012. More than 200,000 officials have been prosecuted in China during this massive campaign. The current investigation is also considered part of it.
The Communist Party had previously suspended another vice chairman of the commission, Bidong, in October. Similarly, in 2024, Former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Miao Hua, who were members of this commission, were suspended on corruption charges.
The Military Commission is considered very powerful because it controls millions of Chinese soldiers. In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping did not hold any other position than the chairman of this commission. However, the president and other senior leaders also worked on his plans.
The Washington Post, citing various sources, said that Zhang was accused of providing technical data about China's nuclear weapons program to the United States and accepting bribes.
