China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation, state media reported Tuesday. Li is the second senior Chinese ...

China announced that Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu is being replaced, state media reported Tuesday, as speculation swirls over the official’s apparent disappearance from the public eye almost two ...

The current minister of defense for the People's Republic of China has been missing from the public eye for several weeks, according to reports. Gen. Li Shangfu — the Chinese defense minister ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has formally dismissed his defense minister, Li Shangfu, and ejected former foreign minister Qin Gang from the State Council—China's rough equivalent to a Cabinet—months ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China removed its defence minister on Tuesday, the second ousting of a senior leader in three months, raising questions about the stability of the leadership team around Chinese ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAIPEI. Taiwan (AP) — China has replaced ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The disappearance of Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu highlights the opaque and complex nature of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), diplomats and analysts say. Reuters ...

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China has removed Li Shangfu’s name from the Defense Ministry’s official website, the latest sign that the former defense minister who was unexpectedly removed from his post late last year is in ...

China's leadership has formally dismissed the country's defense minister, Li Shangfu, about two months after he disappeared from the public eye, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. The decision ...