Zhongnanhai, the Communist Party's political center, remains a black box after the ousting of China's most senior general.

President Xi Jinping’s move to probe his top general and one-time ally Zhang Youxia is the most stunning development yet in China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century. It also has implications for Taiwan,

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.

Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is China's top military general after being ousted amid an investigation into alleged legal and disciplinary violations.

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of the leader, Xi Jinping.

In another twist, the Wall Street Journal reported that Zhang was accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the US, as well as accepting bribes for key promotions, including for the post of defense minister and key positions in the military procurement system.

The removal of Zhang and Liu reduces the CMC to its smallest size in history, leaving as its only members Xi, who heads the body, and Zhang Shengmin, a political commissar who leads the military’s anti-corruption watchdog and was promoted to CMC vice-chair in October.

BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to strengthen ties with Vietnam in a call to its newly re-appointed leader, according to Chinese state media on Monday, saying the two nations should enhance cooperation in regional and international affairs.

Several global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron extended warm greetings to India on the occasion of its Republic Day 2026.