China purges army top brass 'after missiles filled with WATER instead of fuel' as Xi gears up Taiwan invasion force

CHINA has ousted several top army officials after they made an embarrassing blunder. The communist country expelled nine senior military officers on Friday after they filled missiles with water instead of fuel – according to US intelligence. 3 China has purged several top army officials after they milled missiles with water Credit: Getty 3 The blunder came after Xi Jingping seemed to hint at a reunification between China and Taiwan in his New Year’s address Credit: Alamy The nine generals removed were from the national legislative body and hailed from several military divisions. Three were former commanders or vice commanders…