Xi Jinping cracks down again, third in a row: Dong Jun, China's defence minister, under probe for corruptionChina’s anti-corruption drive has reached the highest ranks of its military, with Defence Minister Dong Jun becoming the latest figure unde...
China's Communist Party removes ex-foreign, defence ministers from top bodyThe Chinese Communist Party accepted the resignation of former foreign minister Qin Gang and expelled former defense minister Li Shangfu an...
Former Chinese Defence Minister emerges in public after prolonged absenceChina's former Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe has made a public appearance, suggesting that he is politically safe amid speculation about...
China refuses to explain why defence minister sackedIn a major reshuffle of top leadership, Beijing announced on Tuesday that Li and ousted ex-foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed from ...
China announces the removal of defense minister missing for almost two months with little explanationChina has replaced its Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been absent from public view for two months. This follows the disappearanc...
China's list of disappearing leaders continues to growSpeculation is growing over the disappearance of China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu, with some suspecting that he has been purged by the r...
Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu's absence at top military meeting heightens speculation about his removalSpeculation is growing about the whereabouts of Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has not been seen in public since early this ...
Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu under investigation for corrupt procurementThe investigation into Li Shangfu relates to procurement of military equipment, according to a regional security official and three people ...
China's defence minister, not seen in weeks, skipped Vietnam meetChinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu abruptly cancelled his attendance at a meeting with Vietnamese defence leaders due to a "health conditi...
China's defence minister to visit Russia, Belarus this week: ministryAn aide to Vladimir Putin said last month the Russian president was planning to visit China in October, and in March President Xi Jinping m...
China defence minister warns against 'NATO-like' alliances in Asia-PacificChinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu told the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore that, "In essence, attempts to push for NATO-...
US says talks with China 'essential' to curb chance of conflictAustin and Li Shangfu shook hands and briefly spoke for the first time at the opening dinner of the Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit in S...
"China and India share far more common interests...," Chinese Defence Minister even after Rajnath avoids handshake"The two sides should take a long-term view, place the border issue in an appropriate position in bilateral relations, and promote the tran...
India-China border situation 'generally stable': China's defence minister General Li Shangfu tells Rajnath SinghChina's defence minister General Li Shangfu, who is in New Delhi to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers co...
China's violation of existing border pacts 'eroded' basis of ties: Rajnath Singh to Chinese defence minister LiDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu and is learnt to have discussed the lingering...
Li Shangfu to attend SCO meet in India from April 27-28, confirms China's Defence MinistryLi Shangfu, a US-sanctioned general, was named as China's new Defence Minister a month ago. Li has been under US sanctions since 2018 and h...
China appoints US-sanctioned General as Defence MinisterGen Li was appointed along with a new set of cabinet ministers for various ministries as part of change of the Chinese government officials...