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.
Officials announced that 9 people, including He Weidong, were expelled from the Party and the military.
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.
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission He Weidong has been expelled from the Party and from the military.
He Weidong, the military brother-in-arms and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) close to the leader, has been arrested, and elite generals of the 31st Group Army in Fujian have been purged in batches.
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.