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Nine high-ranking Chinese military figures were recently removed as delegates to the country s Communist Party-run legislature, without official explanation. The move indicates that President Xi Jinping s latest offensive to root out alleged corruption and other misconduct in the People s Liberation Army has been gaining momentum and is focused on the politically sensitive agencies responsible for developing weapons and military installations.
A scandal involving the top brass of the armed forces would be a setback for Xi Jinping, who has taken pride in turning the 98 million-strong Communist Party and the Chinese military into unquestioning enforcers of his rule.