China military purge deepens as Xi orders probe into top general and senior commanders – Telegraph India

China’s highest-ranking general, second only to President Xi Jinping himself in the military command, has been placed under investigation and accused of “grave violations of discipline and the law,” the country’s defence ministry announced on Saturday, the most stunning escalation so far in Xi’s years-long purge of the People’s Liberation Army. The ministry announcement of the investigation gave no details about the alleged misconduct of the general, Zhang Youxia, the vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Communist Party body that controls the armed forces. It also said General Liu Zhenli, another member of the commission and the chief of…