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The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.
BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping promoted two military officers to the rank of general on Friday while tapping one of them as the new head of the military's top disciplinary and anti-corruption body,
China stripped six military lawmakers of their seats in the national parliament in the latest sign that President Xi Jinping is continuing with a purge of key defense establishment personnel.
The Pentagon briefly posted a similar expanded list in February, then withdrew it without explanation before Trump's China trip.
The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba , internet search provider Baidu , and automakers BYD and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing's military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries.
A classified Russian document seen by Reuters directly referred to an internal decree issued by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in August, 2025.
House committee launches investigation into Eli Lilly's China clinical trials at military hospitals and Xinjiang facilities, citing biotech risks.
Australia and Fiji have signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pac
