Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli expelled from CPC, military for serious discipline and law violations

Source-stated date: 21 September 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli expelled from CPC, military for serious discipline, law violations

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Published21 September 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-09-21 18:30:58 UTC, run 145
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The Politburo approved CMC reports expelling Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the CPC and military on September 21, removing two of the most senior officers in the Chinese military hierarchy: Zhang as CMC vice chairman and Liu as CMC member and Joint Staff Department chief of staff. The simultaneous purge of a sitting CMC vice chairman — the second-highest military post — alongside the Joint Staff chief documents a corruption investigation reaching deeper into the CMC's core command structure than any previous case in the Xi-era anti-corruption campaign. What remains unknown is the specific conduct alleged, the timeline of the investigations, and whether additional CMC-level figures are implicated.

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BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and military service for serious discipline and law violations, according to a decision made at a CPC leadership meeting held here on Monday. Zhang served as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), while Liu served as a CMC member and chief of staff of the CMC Joint Staff Department. A meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Monday approved the CMC's reports on the handling of Zhang and Liu's cases after deliberation.

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-21
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16488079.html
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Collection run	145
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli expelled from CPC, military for serious discipline, law violations." China Military Online (EN), 2026-09-21. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16488079.html.

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