BEIJING — A high-ranking Chinese official in Beijing's mysterious Rocket Force has been placed under investigation for corruption, state media said.
BEIJING — A high-ranking Chinese official in Beijing's mysterious Rocket Force has been placed under investigation for corruption, state media said.The Rocket Force is a relatively new unit of the Chinese military.Its creation was announced after a major reorganization of China's military structure.It oversees China's arsenal of strategic missiles, both conventional and nuclear, and can both deter and strike, according to the government.
'Thursday's readout marked the first time that the investigation into Sun, appointed chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force in 2022, had been made public.Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an aggressive, wide-ranging anti-graft campaign since coming to power.In the past year that campaign has turned its attention to the secretive Rocket Force, the army unit that oversees Beijing's nuclear arsenal.Its head, Li Yuchao, was replaced last July.
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