China launches investigation into top general – MOD

Politburo member Zhang Youxia has been suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”

China has launched an investigation into its highest-ranking general Zhang Youxia, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced.

Zhang, a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China’s top military body chaired by President Xi Jinping, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline...