China votes to oust three generals from political advisory body

Tamara Ceaikovski

BEIJING: China's top political advisory body has voted to remove three generals, state media said, a week after nine military officials were ousted from its legislature. The move comes as Beijing escalates a sweeping purge of military officials, days before thousands of delegates from across the country meet for the annual Two Sessions political conclave on Wednesday (Mar 4). Simultaneous gatherings of the country's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and a separate political