China's top military officials face 'ironclad' anti-corruption rules
According to SCMP, citing Xinhua, China's Central Military Commission, the top decision body of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), has rolled out 'ironclad' discipline and supervision measures targeting senior commanders. The measures cover education, appointments and day-to-day oversight. The step is read as the latest link in Xi Jinping's discipline drive.
According to SCMP, citing Xinhua, China's Central Military Commission has issued new discipline and supervision measures described as 'ironclad' for senior PLA commanders. The package is said to cover education, appointment processes, on-duty oversight and disciplinary safeguards.
According to the official statement cited in the report, the broad anti-corruption campaign run in recent years is gaining a new institutional framework through this package. Recent internal investigations at the top of the PLA show that the party centre continues to keep the discipline agenda at the forefront.
The commission, chaired by President Xi Jinping, said in the statement that the emphasis is on senior cadres maintaining accountability 'to the party centre and to the people'. Outside observers read the new rules as marking a period in which governance dynamics in the party-army relationship will be watched closely.
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