On July 3, 2026, Zhang Shuguang was promoted to general and appointed secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission and director of the Supervisory Commission of the Military Commission, succeeding Zhang Shengmin, who previously held the posts.
Zhang Shuguang has been promoted to general and taken over the Central Military Commission Discipline Inspection Commission, but the official public announcement did not list him as a member of the Central Military Commission.
The CCP Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote generals, with Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang officially promoted to the rank of general.
Zhang Shuguang was promoted to general and took over the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Wang Gang and Zhang Shuguang were promoted and awarded ranks on July 3. The video claims Wang Gang has an air force background, while Zhang Shuguang belongs to Zhang Youxia's faction.
Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang were both promoted to general at the promotion ceremony.
The video mentions Zhang Shuguang, claiming that he was forced by Xi Jinping to commit suicide back then, that he was a subordinate of Zhang Yang under Jiang Zemin, and that he belonged to the Jiang faction.
According to the video, the secretary of the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection was succeeded by Zhang Shuguang in July.
From late 2025 to early 2026, Xi Jinping promoted several generals in the Central Military Commission: Zhang Shengmin as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Shuguang as secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Gang as commander of the Air Force, Yang Zhibin as commander of the Eastern Theater Command, and Han Shengyan as commander of the Central Theater Command, all promoted to full general.