China Ousts 4 Generals as Military Purge Widens

The oustings from the rubber-stamped legislature comes as the Rocket Force looks into misconduct involving hardware contracts going back nine years.

Artists take part in a performance, following a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. Wwang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

China has expelled four generals from its Communist Party-controlled legislature, as a purge in the defense establishment shows no signs of easing.

Gen. Wang Chunning, the commander of the armed police force, was the highest-ranked military figure to be removed as a delegate to the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamped legislature, on Sept. 12.