China appoints ex-PLA General who headed troops on India front to top parliamentary committee


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China appoints ex-PLA General who headed troops on India front to top parliamentary committee By ET News 0 2 Less than a minute China has appointed General Zhao Zongqi, a former top People’s Liberation Army officer who oversaw the border with India, as the deputy chairman of the influential Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s Parliament. Gen Zhao, 65, headed the Western Command during the Doklam faceoff in 2017 and Ladakh standoff in 2020. As per regulations of the PLA, the retirement age for the top generals is 65. An official announcement by the NPC...