BEIJING -- China's top army official has been missing for a month. He Weidong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the highest leadership body of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, is the No. 2 in uniform after Zhang Youxia, and is close to President Xi Jinping. It has also been reported that He was downed after becoming the subject of a corruption investigation.
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China army top official disappears for month, feared purged by Xi Jinping
FT reports No. 2 He Weidong becoming subject of corruption investigation
He Weidong attends the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in March 2024. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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