<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> China has appointed a new leadership for its Rocket Force, the army unit responsible for overseeing the nation's nuclear arsenal. This announcement came in the wake of media reports indicating a corruption investigation involving its former chief, reported news agency AFP.</p> <div class="group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]"> <div class="flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto"> <div class="relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]"> <div class="flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3"> <div class="min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4"> <div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"> <p>State media Xinhua in a brief article reported that the navy's former deputy commander, Wang Houbin, has been promoted to the rank of general and named as the new commander of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, according to AFP.</p> <p>His predecessor, Li Yuchao, has not been seen in public for weeks and the Xinhua article gave no explanation for his removal.</p> <p>Citing military sources, the South China Morning Post reported that the Central Military Commission’s anti-corruption unit is currently investigating the force’s former commander Li Yuchao, as well as his current and former deputies Zhang Zhenzhong and Liu Guangbin.</p> <div data-v-3ea23604=""> <p class="generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p" data-v-e5d603e4="" data-v-3ea23604="">According to South China Morning Post, President Xi Jinping had last week urged the military to step up its efforts to tackle corruption along with its modernisation drive during a speech at an air force base in Sichuan ahead of the PLA’s anniversary on Tuesday.</p> <div data-v-3ea23604=""> <p class="generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p" data-v-e5d603e4="" data-v-3ea23604="">“We need to push forward the party’s strict discipline and anti-corruption efforts to a deeper level,” Xi had said, South China Morning Post reported citing state broadcaster CCTV.</p> </div> </div> <div data-v-3ea23604=""> <div class="generic-article__body article-details-type--newsletter content--newsletter" data-v-66f420d3="" data-v-e5d603e4="" data-v-3ea23604=""> <div class="newsletter__container newsletter--white newsletter--vertical newsletter--border-grey subscription" data-v-66f420d3=""> <div class="newsletter__inner newsletter__inner--padding-small newsletter__inner--size-medium newsletter__inner--alignment-middle newsletter__inner--background-white newsletter__inner--max-width" data-v-66f420d3=""> <div class="newsletter__inner-left newsletter__inner-left--middle" data-v-66f420d3=""> <div class="newsletter__summary-wrapper newsletter__summary-wrapper--large" data-v-66f420d3=""> <p>Xinhua's article on Monday also referred to Xu Xisheng as the Rocket Force's new political commissar. Xu had previously served with the Southern Theatre Command Air Force and was also promoted to general.</p> <div id="mid2" class="barrons-body-ad-placement"> <div class="barrons-body-ad ad-span"> <div id="barrons-body-AD_2MID" class="wsj-responsive-ad-wrap barrons-ad-article-body" data-ad-props="{"options":{"adUnitPath":"/2/Barrons_AFP/barrons_AFP","autoRefresh":false,"adTargeting":{},"disableRefresh":false,"adSize":[[300,250]],"adSizeMap":{"at4units":[[300,250]],"at8units":[[300,250]],"at12units":[[300,250]],"at16units":[[300,250]]},"adActivate":true,"adId":"AD_2MID","triggerPrebid":true,"triggerApstag":true,"isObserve":true,"isTemplate":true,"collapseAdBeforeFetch":true,"isUtagData":true,"isMetaTag":false,"threshold":1,"rootMargin":"0px","shouldUpdate":true,"moatEnabled":true,"adRequestOnRemount":true,"observeFromUAC":true,"isLoggedIn":null,"label":"","labelClasses":"","wrapperStyles":{},"staticHeight":{},"reserveInitialHeight":false,"responsiveContainer":false}}" data-ad-location="2MID"> <div id="AD_2MID" class="wsj-responsive-ad-wrap barrons-ad-article-body" data-google-query-id="CLeSpdeiu4ADFYoe1QodgpAMBg"> <p>The government had last week announced that it was replacing Qin Gang as foreign minister after he had not been seen in public for a month.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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