China’s defense minister was questioned

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According to the report of the Financial Times, Dong is the third person in a row to be questioned as a former or serving minister of defense in the said investigation case.

Since last year, the Chinese army has been subjected to extensive refinements as part of measures related to the fight against corruption, so that at least nine generals of the People’s Liberation Army of China and a small number of executive officials The defense industries of this country have been removed from their positions.

Dong was appointed as the Minister of Defense in December 2023. He was preceded by Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who was dismissed after seven months.

Last week, Dong refused to meet with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the defense ministers’ meeting in Laos, citing the US actions towards the island of Taiwan as the reason.