No replacement for Gen Li was announced and no reason was given for the changes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China has removed Defence Minister Li Shangfu and former foreign minister Qin Gang was also removed from his position as state councillor.
In an announcement during the evening news broadcast, it was announced that General Li had been removed from his position as State Councillor and Defence Minister following a decision by the country’s top lawmaking body, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee.were also stripped of their state councillor titles - a Cabinet position that ranks below vice-premiers and above ministers, the news broadcast reported.
Gen Li’s removal comes just before a high-level security forum is scheduled to take place in Beijing from Oct 29 to 31. China’s defence minister typically plays a key role at the event – the Xiangshan Forum – in speaking at the opening ceremony and hosting foreign counterparts. Gen Li’s removal also follows recent abrupt leadership changes in the People’s Liberation Army - which is seen as part of an ongoing corruption purge that has implicated the top leadership of its elite Rocket Force unit.
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