K. Tristan Tang
Executive Summary:The Ministry of National Defense announced on October 17 that nine generals—including Central Military Commission Vice Chairman He Weidong and Political Work Department Director Miao Hua—had been expelled from the Party and the military.
The purge centers on personnel mismanagement and alleged job-related crimes, highlighting systemic corruption within the PLA’s political work and promotion system.
Many of the officers shared prior service ties in the Eastern Theater Command area and the former 31st Group Army, forming an improper network around He and Miao.
The campaign marks Xi Jinping’s most visible effort yet to tighten control over the PLA’s personnel system, raising the question of whom Xi can still trust within his own military ranks.
On October 17, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of National Defense announced the results of investigations into nine generals. All were expelled from both the Communist Party and the military. The list includes vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) He Weidong (何卫东), director of the CMC Political Work Department Miao Hua (苗华), executive deputy director of the CMC Political Work Department He Hongjun (何宏军), executive deputy director of the CMC Joint Operations Command Center Wang Xiubin (王秀斌), commander of the Eastern Theater Command Lin Xiangyang (林向阳), former political commissar of the Army Qin Shutong (秦树桐), former political commissar of the Navy Yuan Huazhi (袁华智), former commander of the Rocket Force Wang Houbin (王厚斌), and former commander of the People’s Armed Police Wang Chunning (王春宁) (Xinhua, October 17).
This is not the first time that the authorities have announced investigations or disciplinary actions against these generals. For example, in June this year, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress announced the removal of Miao Hua from his position as a member of the CMC (Xinhua, June 27). But the connection between the purges has never previously been explained. Today’s announcement in effect confirms that He Weidong, Miao Hua, and others faced purges due to alleged factionalism and misconduct in personnel appointments.
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