China’s anti-corruption campaign claims three more top military officers


Wang Renhua was elevated to the highest rank for officers in active service in March, 2024. -- Photo: CCTV

BEIJING (Agencies): In a significant development within China’s military leadership, three high-ranking officers have been expelled from the national legislature as part of an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has intensified across the armed forces. 

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress said on Saturday that it had expelled Wang Renhua, head of the Central Military Commission’s Political and Legal Affairs Committee; Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the People’s Armed Police (PAP); and Wang Peng, director of the CMC’s training department.

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