Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been embroiled in allegations of corruption in the Chinese military. After this, an investigation has been started against him.
According to a report in the Financial Times on November 27, China's Defense Minister Dong Jun has been implicated in the charges as part of an anti-corruption campaign targeting senior officers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
According to the report, China fears that corruption is weakening the Chinese army. Therefore, an anti-corruption campaign is being conducted in the Chinese army from 2023. Under this, nine PLA generals and many officers have been removed so far.
Earlier, the Communist Party had also made similar accusations against Li Shangfu and Wei Fenge.
Earlier also two defense ministers were accused of the same Dong was made China's Defense Minister in 2023. Before this, Li Shangfu was the Defense Minister of China. Lee was removed from his post only 7 months after taking office. He went missing on 29 August 2023 after delivering a speech at an event. After which he was removed from the post of Defense Minister in September. According to the Communist Party, Lee committed irregularities in the purchase of military equipment.
Earlier in 2023, Wei Fenghe was also expelled from the Communist Party on charges of disciplinary violations. Wei was accused of breaching the party's trust, tarnishing the army's reputation and accepting large bribes.
Dong did not meet the US defense secretary last week Dong oversees China's military diplomacy as defense minister. Dong refused to meet with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a meeting of defense ministers in Laos last week.
Then the reason behind it is said to be America's policies regarding Taiwan. However, during commander-level talks in September, Dong reached out to improve relations between the US and China.
Xi Jinping was not included in the State Council and CMC Normally in China the Minister of Defense is made a member of the 6-member Central Military Commission (CMC) and the State Council. Dong was not made a member of the CMC during the Communist Party convention this year. After this, during the cabinet reshuffle in March, he was not even made a member of the State Council.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is trying to root out corruption from the PLA. So that preparations can be made for future conflicts. The main focus of this investigation is the PLA Rocket Force, which maintains China's nuclear missile arsenal.
In July, Sun Jinming, an officer of the same force, was also expelled from the Communist Party. He was accused of violating party discipline and laws.
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