Fourth Plenary Session Expels Nine Generals from the Party
In October 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session expelled nine generals from the Party, eight of them full generals.
In October 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session expelled nine generals from the Party, eight of them full generals.
On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it had opened cases for review and investigation against nine senior generals, including He Weidong, Miao Hua, and Wang Houbin, and imposed the punishment of expulsion from the Party and the military.
In 2025, He Weidong and Miao Hua, vice chairmen of the CCP Central Military Commission, were purged; the post of CMC vice chairman is seen as one of the hardest seats in the country.
Zhang Youxia launches a purge within the military, and Xi Jinping's loyalist Miao Hua is taken down.