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Chinese military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli expelled from party and military

Chinese state media reported that Zhang Youxia, former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, former chief of the Joint Staff Department, have been expelled from the Communist Party and the military following official investigations. The disciplinary actions were reviewed and approved by the Politburo after inquiries into alleged financial misconduct and violations of discipline. Further details regarding judicial proceedings have not been confirmed.

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6 differing positions reported on attribution across 11 publishers; unresolved.
  • stheadline中央軍委原副主席張又俠
  • epochtimes中共
  • newtalk習近平
  • rfi张又侠、刘振立
  • ettoday張又俠、劉振立
  • cna-tw中共
  • ltn中共
  • deutsche张又侠、刘振立
  • 81张又侠、刘振立
  • secretchina中共军方
  • thecollectivehk張又俠、劉振立
3 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • 81全国
  • thecollectivehk解放軍
  • epochtimes美
  • secretchina访美
3 differing positions reported on timing across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk川習會前
  • epochtimes提前
  • secretchina访美前
WhereChina
32.226, 114.315 ±400 km
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-21 11:45 UTC
Occurred2026-09-21
Sources11
How this travelled.
Reports26Independent tellings11
11 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Chinese military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli expelled from party and military. 2026-09-21T11:45:29.678Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3061. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-21/government-collapse-resignation-4c97d9b2

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