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Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

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.

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Gen. Zhang Youxia, a vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, has been accused of “violations of discipline and the law,” the Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday.
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