China removes two senior generals from Communist Party over corruption allegations

On Monday, top officials in Beijing decided to expel two high-ranking officers, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party following a disciplinary investigation. Both were previously stripped of their Central Military Commission posts after being suspected of serious violations of discipline and the law, a phrase commonly used for corruption. State news agency disclosed that the inquiry revealed they had accepted exceptionally large sums of money, formed cliques, and used their authority to assist others in career advancement.

Their party memberships will be revoked pending approval at a Central Committee plenary, and the cases have been transferred to the military’s legal organs for prosecution. The decision reinforces the party’s zero-tolerance stance toward corrupt elements within the armed forces, a hallmark of President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft drive.