Sounding I
Senior Chinese military officers publicly removed, expelled, or placed under investigation (1 January 2025–15 March 2026):
27 June 2025: Miao Hua — Admiral — Director, Central Military Commission Political Work Department; Member, Central Military Commission — Removed as Central Military Commission member
17 October 2025: He Hongjun — General — Executive Deputy Director, Central Military Commission Political Work Department — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Lin Xiangyang — General — Commander, Eastern Theater Command — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Qin Shutong — General — Political Commissar, PLA Ground Force — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Wang Chunning — General — Commander, People’s Armed Police — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Wang Houbin — Admiral — Commander, PLA Rocket Force — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Wang Xiubin — General — Executive Deputy Director, Central Military Commission Joint Operations Command Center — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
17 October 2025: Yuan Huazhi — Admiral — Political Commissar, PLA Navy — Expelled from Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army
24 January 2026: Liu Zhenli — General — Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Department; Member, Central Military Commission — Placed under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
24 January 2026: Zhang Youxia — General — Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission — Placed under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
26 February 2026: Bian Ruifeng — Major General — Assistant Director, Central Military Commission Political Work Department — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Ding Laifu — Major General — Commander, PLA 73rd Group Army — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Li Qiaoming — General — Commander, PLA Ground Force — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Li Wei — General — Political Commissar, Information Support Force — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Qin Shengxiang — Admiral — Political Commissar, PLA Navy — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Shen Jinlong — Admiral — Commander, PLA Navy — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Wang Donghai — Lieutenant General — Political Commissar, Central Military Commission National Defense Mobilization Department — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Yang Guang — Major General — Commander, PLA Rocket Force Base 64 — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
26 February 2026: Yu Zhongfu — General — Political Commissar, PLA Air Force — Removed as National People’s Congress deputy
02 March 2026: Gao Jin — General — Commander, Strategic Support Force — Removed from Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee
02 March 2026: Han Weiguo — General — Commander, PLA Ground Force — Removed from Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee
02 March 2026: Liu Lei — General — Political Commissar, PLA Ground Force — Removed from Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee
This excludes unconfirmed disappearances, unofficial “missing” lists, and rumor-based detentions; only public, official, or widely corroborated announcements are included.
Sources: Ministry of National Defense announcements, National People’s Congress notices, Xinhua reports, and public records.