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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.

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.

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.

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.

The CCP Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote generals, with Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang officially promoted to the rank of general.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On June 26, the NPC again terminated the qualifications of 6 military delegates, including 3 full generals and 3 lieutenant generals.

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.

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.

The Chinese military promoted two generals in December 2025.

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.

Dong Jun promoted to the rank of General.

After the military reform, the People's Armed Police (PAP) were placed under the leadership of the Central Military Commission and incorporated into the military system; Wang Ning subsequently retired.

Wang Ning transferred from Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Commander of the People's Armed Police.

Wang Ning was formerly Deputy Chief of the General Staff; after Xi Jinping took office in 2013, he promoted him to the position of Commander of the People's Armed Police.