Chinese Defense Ministry’s Website Removes Admiral’s Name as Internal Rifts Widen

Adm. Miao Hua is one of the most senior military figures ensnared in a renewed anti-graft campaign that began in the summer of 2023.

Adm. Miao Hua, China's then-director of the political affairs department of the Central Military Commission, disembarks his aircraft after arriving at Pyongyang International Airport, North Korea, on Oct. 14, 2019. Kim Won Jin/AFP via Getty Images

The official website of China’s defense ministry indicates that Adm. Miao Hua has quietly been expelled from its top military leadership body.

Miao’s name no longer appears on the leadership list of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which commands the regime’s armed forces, according to a check of the ministry’s website on May 30. Archived internet data indicated that Miao was among those listed until at least May 13.