At Least 26 High-Ranking Generals of PLA Have Died of Illness Since July

People wait for funeral service for their deceased relatives at Baoxing Funeral Parlor in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 4, 2023. Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images

In less than five months in the second half of 2023, at least 26 senior People’s Liberation Army generals, all members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), have died of illness.

The list is incomplete as it only includes those deaths that have been made public.