Chinese admiral sacked as Xi’s purge of military brass continues, another CMC top dog still missing

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Admiral Miao was the director of the CMC’s political work department and was suspended from office, as announced by the Chinese Ministry of National Defence in November last year. At the time, he was “suspected of serious violations of discipline”. The case surrounding Miao comes even as Second Vice Chairman of the CMC and Politburo member General He Weidong continues to remain missing since March. New Delhi: Admiral Miao Hua, a member of China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) which oversees armed forces operations, is suspected of “legal violations”, indicating charges against him are more serious than previously reported, and...