The Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China appointed Chen Hui as political commissar of the army and promoted him to the rank of senior general on Monday. However, former army political commissar Qin Shutong and three other senior generals were absent from the ceremony. Experts said the four might have been dismissed because of corruption issues, and that the incident might reveal power struggles within the Communist Party and the military.
VOA Mandarin: Four generals' absence from Chinese ceremony sparks power struggle speculation
- By VOA Mandarin
