China expels second-highest general in anti-corruption crackdown | JQJO

China expelled its second-highest ranking general, He Weidong, and eight other senior officers from the Communist Party and the military over suspected serious corruption, the Defense Ministry said. Their cases, involving extremely large sums, were sent to military prosecutors. He, a Politburo member and vice chair of the Central Military Commission, had not been seen in months. The purge, days before a major party meeting, also included CMC political work chief Miao Hua. Analyst Neil Thomas called it a show of force that opens Central Committee seats.