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Gen. He Weidong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, attends the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on March 4, 2025. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images
He Weidong, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s close ally and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has not been seen since his last public appearance on March 11 at the closing ceremony of the National People’s Congress. On March 13, independent journalist Zhao Lanjian revealed that He had been arrested, sparking widespread interest.
Wang He has master’s degrees in law and history, and has studied the international communist movement. He was a university lecturer and an executive of a large private firm in China. Wang now lives in North America and has published commentaries on China’s current affairs and politics since 2017.
