Top Chinese military general dies at age 58, health of other commanders raises concerns in China


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General Zhang Xudong, commander of the Western Theater of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) until June 2021, has died. He was 58 years old. Zhang Yuan, the western commander of the PLA in the midst of a conflict between India and China in Ladakh, suddenly shifted out of the WTC and raised his eyebrows within six months of taking over. Zhang Yuan was considered the commander-in-chief Carefully selected by Chinese President Xi Jinping, he commanded the Western Theater (in charge of Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and border security) after the aging of General Zhao Zongqi, who had been...