Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with deputies from grassroots units to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) after a panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2017. Xi joined a panel discussion with deputies to the 12th NPC from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the annual session of the NPC in Beijing on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Adam Ni, The Diplomat: The Death of Zhang Yang and China's Military Purge
General Zhang’s suicide comes as Xi consolidates his hold over the Chinese military.
A top Chinese military general has killed himself amid a probe into military corruption, Chinese state media reported on November 28. General Zhang Yang apparently hanged himself while being held under house arrest, pending an investigation on corruption charges.
Zhang’s death puts to focus Xi Jinping’s quest for total control over China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It is a viseral reminder of the high stakes at the top of Chinese politics and the Xi’s ongoing purging of the military.
Zhang had been a member of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), which controls China’s armed forces. As the head of the CMC Political Work Department, he was responsible for ensuring the political reliability of the PLA through ideological indoctrination and propaganda.
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WNU Editor: This is a good review on the extent that Chinese President Xi's anti-corruption drive has impacted (and continues the impact) the Chinese military.
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