China has abruptly suspended Miao Hua from the nation’s apex military body led by President Xi Jinping, ramping up a graft probe that’s roiling the upper echelons of the People’s Liberation Army.
The top official overseeing political loyalty in the armed forces is under investigation for „serious violations of discipline,” Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said Thursday at a regular briefing in Beijing. For the ruling Communist Party, that language typically refers to a graft probe.
The six-man Central Military Commission is the armed force’s premier decision-making body, and one of the most powerful institutions in China. Under Xi, there are two vice chairmen serving as military leaders and three other members including Miao — who is seen as a close ally of China’s top leader.