China Promotes US-Sanctioned Aerospace Engineer to Top Defense Post

China Promotes US-Sanctioned Aerospace Engineer to Top Defense Post
(L-3)Li Shangfu, China's swears an oath at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2023. Noel Celis / AFP via Getty Images
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China appointed Gen. Li Shangfu as its new defense minister, making the general targeted by U.S. sanctions the face of the communist regime’s growing military.

The National People’s Congress (NPC), which is China’s rubber-stamp legislature, formally confirmed Li’s appointment as minister of national defense and as a state councilor on March 12.

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