Chinese President Xi Jinping removed China's top general Zhang Youxia amid an investigation for violating party discipline in latest military purge.

AMONG CHINA’S generals, one had long seemed immune to the sweeping purges of the high command in the past two years. Zhang Youxia, its most senior uniformed officer (pictured below), was not just a personal friend of Xi Jinping,

Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is China's top military general after being ousted amid an investigation into alleged legal and disciplinary violations.

The vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, considered Xi Jinping's right-hand man, is accused of treason. General Zhang Youxia is

Zhang Youxia, 75, also reportedly probed over efforts to build his own sphere of influence within Communist Party, is latest top official targeted in Xi Jinping's purge The post China’s top general accused of leaking nuclear weapons secrets to US — report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Gen. Zhang Youxia, who helmed China's military, faces allegations of sharing nuclear secrets with the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported.

China said on Saturday (Jan 24) that Zhang Youxia, top-ranked vice-chair of the Central Military Commission, is under investigation alongside fellow member Liu Zhenli. Analysts say it underscores how no one is immune in President Xi Jinping’s remaking of the military.

The US no longer considers China its top security challenge, a newly published Pentagon document has revealed.