China’s military shake-up: Xi Jinping’s bold (but futile?) move to purge corruption in the Rocket Force

Taiwan

539 Li Shangfu. Photographer: Danial Hakim – https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/photo-details/P-061199~2F00-10, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132670557 Adding to the intrigue, Li Shangfu, ousted as Defence Minister in October, is now under scrutiny for alleged involvement in fraud during his tenure as the head of the Equipment Development Department. The mysterious removal of nine senior military officials from the Communist Party-run Legislature, announced by