In latest purge, Xi fires China's number 2 general, sacks another CMC member

China's second-ranking military general, He Weidong, and top military official, Miao Hua, expelled from the Communist Party and army. He Weidong is the first serving Politburo member to face such a probe, marking significant turnover in military leadership. The purge is part of an ongoing anti-corruption campaign targeting the People’s Liberation Army since 2023.