The latest victim of President Xi Jinping’s high-profile purges becomes the country’s shortest-serving defence minister.
Li Shangfu has become the China’s shortest-serving defence minister ever, ending months of speculation over his status.
“Stripping Li and Qin of their state titles all but confirms they are being investigated for corruption or other violations of party discipline,” said Neil Thomas, a fellow for Chinese politics at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Centre for China Analysis. The Chinese defence minister usually opens the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, the nation’s answer to Singapore’s multilateral Shangri-la Dialogue. The forum will be held from October 29 to 31, potentially providing clues as to who will replace Li.Reuters has reported that General Liu Zhenli is the top contender to replace Li, citing people it didn’t identify, adding that the change could come before the forum.
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