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China has announced the dismissal of State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu, as well as Foreign Minister Qin Gang, from their positions. The abrupt leadership rejig and corruption investigations are driven by concerns that hostile powers could influence Chinese affairs through bribes. The post of defense minister has been left vacant.
China ousts defence minister, the second senior leader to leave in three months #globalrisk https://t.co/lETHbrPOk3
It's official, Xi Jinping has signed a Presidential Order to remove 4 key officials: Qin Gang (State Councilor), Li Shangfu (State Councilor and Minister of Defense), Liu Kun (Minister of Finance) and Wang Zhigang (Minister of Science & Technology). https://t.co/zV3ysFZpVy
China ousts defence minister, leaves post vacant https://t.co/xKsE2bgbLW
Another “rumor” turned out to be true: The #CCP announced the dismissal of State Councilor and Minister of National Defense #LiShangfu from his position. #QinGang, who was previously relieved of his position as Foreign Minister, has also been dismissed from his concurrent State… https://t.co/EibFMvACPW
The abrupt #leadership #rejig and corruption investigations are pushed by the fear that hostile #powers could influence #Chinese affairs if #Chinese officials are susceptible to bribes, write @kalpitm & @aqib_JNU https://t.co/40nArUuZtZ