China Expels Two Top Former Generals from Communist Party for Corruption

Zhang Yang (left), the then-head of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) political affairs department, and Fang Fenghui (right), the then-chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army attend China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 8, 2017. Andy Wong/AP

BEIJING— China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former top general who killed himself during a corruption probe and indicted another on graft charges amid Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s continuing crackdown on military malfeasance.

Official media reported that Zhang Yang killed himself at home last November, after which they denounced his death as a “despicable” act to escape punishment.