Task: The third minister in a row is being investigated by Xi Jinping
Another Chinese defense minister, Dong Jun, is being investigated for corruption, according to the Financial Times' US sources. In that case, that makes him the third defense minister in a row to be suspected.
According to the sources, the suspicions against Dong Jun are part of a larger investigation into the country's army, ordered by President Xi Jinping.
Representative Li Shangfu was forced out of the job just seven months after taking office. Li succeeded Wei Fenghe, who was also investigated for corruption, but after he left the role.
Another Chinese defense minister, Dong Jun, is being investigated for corruption, according to the Financial Times' US sources. In that case, that makes him the third defense minister in a row to be suspected.
According to the sources, the suspicions against Dong Jun are part of a larger investigation into the country's army, ordered by President Xi Jinping.
Representative Li Shangfu was forced out of the job just seven months after taking office. Li succeeded Wei Fenghe, who was also investigated for corruption, but after he left the role.
"Xi must think: what part of the military is not corrupt?"
At least nine generals and seven managers in the Chinese defense industry have been fired since President Xi Jinping ordered a major corruption investigation in early 2023, writes The Telegraph.
Last in line to be investigated, according to American sources, is Defense Minister Dong Jun, whose representative was fired after similar accusations. Former CIA analyst Christopher Johnson tells the Financial Times that it raises the question of how President Xi Jinping makes his choices.
- So Xi has to think: which part of the military is not corrupt?
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