News Snapshot:
BEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The disappearance of China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who is being investigated for corruption, is just the latest recent case in which a senior official in President Xi Jinping's entourage has mysteriously vanished. The disappearance is often the first discernible sign that an official has come under investigation by the feared Central Commission for Discipline Inspection - a watchdog under the Chinese Communist Party tasked with policing officials suspected of violating party regulations or state laws. If the official is from the military, the investigating body is the People's Liberation Army's own Discipline Inspection Commission....
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September 20, 2023
14:00
What the disappearance of Li Shangfu shows about Xi’s regime
Source: newstatesman.com
September 19, 2023
08:22
Where is Li Shangfu? China’s missing defence minister highlights Xi’s total grip on power
Source: theguardian.com
September 17, 2023
09:13
China’s defence minister, not seen in weeks, skipped Vietnam meet
Source: reuters.com
September 16, 2023
17:10
Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu under investigation for corrupt procurement
Source: firstpost.com
September 15, 2023
18:58
China’s Defense Chief Li Shangfu Joins List of Missing Senior Officials
Source: newsweek.com
September 15, 2023
10:40
US believes China defence chief Li Shangfu under investigation by Beijing, relieved of duties: Report
Source: firstpost.com
September 12, 2023
18:20
After foreign minister, why China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu is speculated to be ‘missing’
Source: indianexpress.com
July 25, 2023
19:50
Missing Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang removed from his post
Source: theglobeandmail.com
