Xi Jinping replaces generals in charge of China’s nuclear arsenal

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Two of China’s top generals overseeing its nuclear missiles have been replaced with scant explanation, in the biggest shake-up of the country’s military leadership in a decade that underlines the commitment of Xi Jinping to tighten control over the armed forces. Two men from outside the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) were appointed to head the unit, state media have reported. Wang Houbin, from the navy, was appointed as commander and Xu Xisheng, from the air force, its political commissar – a Chinese Communist party role of equal grade to military commander. The whereabouts of Wang’s...