China’s Highest-Ranking General Removed as Xi’s Military Purge Reaches the Top NYT Par :Chris Buckley 24 janvier 2026 à 10:00 General Zhang Youxia had appeared to be President Xi Jinping’s trusted second-in-command. He has now joined the long list of generals and admirals under investigation. © Ng Han Guan/Associated PressGeneral Zhang Youxia at the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, in 2024.