Source: Reuters
“China’s Communist Party on Thursday expelled former defence minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe for ‘serious violations of discipline,’ a euphemism for corruption, state news agency Xinhua reported. Li was suspected of receiving ‘huge sums of money’ in bribes as well as bribing others, and an investigation found he ‘did not fulfill political responsibilities’ and ‘sought personnel benefits for himself and others,’ the report said, citing the Communist Party’s Central Committee which ordered the investigation. … Wei Fenghe, Li’s predecessor, had disappeared from public view since he was replaced last March during a planned cabinet reshuffle.” (06/27/24)