China, navy chief Zhang Youxia is below investigation | EUROtoday

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Zhang Youxiathe primary Chinese navy, member of the Politburo and vice-president of the Central Military Commission, is below investigation, suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”, the system historically used to point corruption. This was reported by state media, in keeping with which Liu Zhenli, member of the Central Military Commission and head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, can be below investigation. The investigation is carried out “by the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Zhang is the number two of the Central Military Commission, after President Xi Jinping in the role of commander-in-chief.

Hypotheses of problems regarding Zhang’s fate have multiplied online since January 20, when Xi spoke at an important CCP seminar at which the top leaders of the Politburo were present, with the exception of the top Chinese military, based on images released by the state network CCTV. With this new initiative, the Central Military Commission is almost eliminated after the 2025 purges of high-ranking generals such as He Hongjun, He Weidong and Miao Hua, in line with the shift in loyalty and obedience to the leadership imposed on the military by Xi in the last two years. Some observers have speculated that there was a takeover within the People’s Liberation Army, the Mandarin Armed Forces, but that theory ignores how the Chinese military is actually structured under Xi.