China strips generals, ex-financial regulator, politburo member of lawmaker posts

Key Points:

• China has removed six military lawmakers, former financial regulator Li Yunze, and recently investigated Politburo member Ma Xingrui from their posts in the National People's Congress, according to state media Xinhua.
• The National People's Congress Standing Committee issued the dismissals without providing any reasons, and there has been no immediate response from the defense ministry.
• This move is part of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which has targeted numerous senior officials and top military generals over several years.
• Among those removed is General Xu Xueqiang, head of the Central Military Commission's Equipment Development Department and commander-in-chief of China's Manned Space Programme since 2022.
• Other dismissed military officials include General Li Fengbiao, former political commissar of the PLA Western Theatre Command, General Guo Puxiao, former political commissar of the PLA Air Force, and commanders from the Eastern Theatre Command, Cyberspace Force, and the Army.