In 1757, a firing squad executed Adm. John Byng on the deck of a Royal Navy warship for “failing to do his utmost” in pursuing the enemy during a battle in the Seven Years’ War. As Voltaire put it, ...

China's top general has been removed and placed under investigation for misconduct in Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest purge of leading military commanders. Gen. Zhang Youxia is being ...

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation of the high command,” one analyst said. By Chris Buckley China’s top general ...

Tokyo | The sudden purge of China’s most senior generals has sparked huge upheaval in the People’s Liberation Army, scrambled Beijing’s military planning and likely reduced the near-term risk of a ...

The ousting of China’s most senior general has set off fevered speculation. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. Chinese politics is often a black box. Foreign leaders struggle to gauge what ...

Among China’s generals, one had long seemed immune to sweeping purges of the high command in the past two years. Zhang Youxia, its most senior uniformed officer, was not just a personal friend of Xi ...

Xi's purge of top general paints a fascinating picture of power and control within a ruthless and unforgiving system General Zhang Youxia's removal marks the most senior scalp taken in a spate of high ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's decision to place the country's top-ranking general under investigation raises deep questions for China's neighbors about Beijing's ambitions to take control of Taiwan, ...

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China’s investigation into its top general is taking President Xi Jinping’s years-long corruption purge into his innermost circle, underlining that even close ...

Chinese leader XI JINPING’s removal of two of China’s most senior military leaders last week could boost Pentagon efforts to counter China’s growing military muscle in the Indo-Pacific. Zhang and Liu ...

is taking President Xi Jinping’s years-long corruption purge into his innermost circle, underlining that even close personal ties do not offer protection when it comes to loyalty to the party ...

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