11.07
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Dalian
On November 7, Wang Fuzhi, former Deputy Commander of the Urumqi Military Region, passed away in Dalian, Liaoning, at the age of 104. Born in 1923, he joined the Red Army at 12, served through the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War, and was promoted to Major General in 1964. With his passing, all 1,614 founding generals and marshals who were awarded ranks between 1955 and 1965 have now passed away.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
An analysis released by the Brookings Institution on October 23 points out that after the purge of the 44 military members of the CCP Central Committee, only 17 remain in name, with only Defense Minister Dong Jun and Zhang Shengmin still making public appearances.
08.05
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing
Through an analysis of footage from official events, the South China Morning Post found that about 20 key positions across the entire military are being presided over by lieutenant generals, and the senior leadership of the Central Military Commission faces a major personnel reshuffle.
07.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
PLA Daily published an article stating that a new company commander in a certain brigade of the 83rd Group Army put the military subject data left by his predecessor in a cabinet and started a similar project from scratch.
07.03
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
The CCP Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote generals, with Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang officially promoted to the rank of general.
07.03
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
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.
2026.07
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The video points out that the new Air Force commander Wang Gang was a subordinate of Zheng Qunliang, a senior general whom Hu Jintao promoted back in the day, and that he belongs to Hu's faction.
2026.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·黄岩岛海域
The Philippines sent a large number of coast guard vessels directly into the waters around Scarborough Shoal, where they clashed head-on with vessels of the Chinese Communist Party military.
06.26
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On June 26, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced that six military deputies had been removed from office, including Xu Xueqiang, Li Fengbiao, Guo Puxiao, Wang Kangping, Yin Hongxing, and Zhang Minghua.
06.26
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On June 26, the NPC again terminated the qualifications of 6 military delegates, including 3 full generals and 3 lieutenant generals.
06.16
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing
The special seminar for senior cadres of the entire military held by the National Defense University has concluded. Zhang Shengmin, secretary of the Military Commission Discipline Inspection Commission, attended the closing, while Xi Jinping did not attend.
02.26
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
One week before the Two Sessions, the National People's Congress terminated the credentials of 9 military delegates, including 5 full generals, 1 lieutenant general, and 3 major generals.
2025.12.22
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
The Chinese military promoted two generals in December 2025.
2025.12
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Beijing
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.
2021.09
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Dong Jun promoted to the rank of General.