China Appoints A New Defense Minister

 

BBC: China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister 

China has named Dong Jun as its new defence minister, two months after his predecessor was officially sacked. 

Mr Dong, a former navy commander, takes over from Li Shangfu - who was last seen in public in August. 

Mr Dong's appointment was announced by China's top legislators at a Standing Committee meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday. 

The move follows a slew of dismissals of top military officials from the country's top posts earlier this year. 

As well as Mr Li, it included the removal of Qin Gang as foreign minister in July. 

No reasons were given for Mr Li or Mr Qin's dismissals. Both had been in their posts for only seven months respectively. 

Further sackings took place this week too, with nine senior military officials removed from the Standing Committee on Friday, Reuters reported, citing state media outlet Xinhua.  

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