Li Shangfu

China's rubber-stamp parliament— the National People's Congress (NPC)—on Sunday gave approval to key appointments in the government as it gears towards ...

The 65-year-old general will succeed Wei Fenghe, who had recently stepped down from the Central Military Commission at the Communist Party’s congress in October. The 65-year-old general will succeed Wei Fenghe, who had recently stepped down from the Central Military Commission at the Communist Party’s congress in October

Li was sanctioned by the administration of former US President Donald Trump in 2018 for purchasing Russian weapons, including 10 Su-35 combat aircraft and ...

[China](/topic/china)], March 13 (ANI): [China](/topic/china) named [Li Shangfu](/topic/li-shangfu), a [US-sanctioned general](/topic/us-sanctioned-general), as its new Defence Minister on Sunday. [Li Shangfu](/topic/li-shangfu), an aerospace expert, was voted unanimously by the country's rubber-stamp parliament, the [National People's Congress](/topic/national-peoples-congress) to replace outgoing defence chief Wei Fenghe. [China](/topic/china)'s [National People's Congress](/topic/national-peoples-congress) during its Sunday sitting.

Western media hyped on Sunday that General Li Shangfu, who has been endorsed by the national legislature as China's new defense minister, ...

He used to be the director of China's main satellite launch sites in Xichang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and has played a major role in lunar exploration missions. "We demand the US side to immediately correct its wrongdoing and withdraw the so-called sanctions. The foreign media hypes come at a time when the military-to-military relations between China and the US are at a low point, with the US claiming China declined a US request for call between defense chiefs in February after the US shot down a Chinese civilian unmanned airship that accidentally entered US airspace, Reuters reported at the time.

Gen. Li Shangfu, a Chinese aerospace engineer and General of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), was sanctioned by the US in 2018 for the purchase of ...

Moreover, as the highest-ranking state councilor and a CMC member, Li will enjoy direct access to Xi and serve as his key military advisor,” it said. Like Wei Fenghe, who also rose within the PLA under Xi’s tenure, Li will continue to be a steward of China’s defence modernization programs, which have received sustained and continuous support of Chinese leaders from Jiang Zemin to Xi Jinping. He will succeed Gen Wei Fenghe.

Experts say General Li Shangfu could play a key role in Xi Jinping's goals for 'a world-class military'

Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): China named Li Shangfu, a US-sanctioned general, as its new Defence Minister on Sunday. Notably, Li has been under US ...

He was then appointed head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China’s governing defence body, headed by President Xi. Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): China named Li Shangfu, a US-sanctioned general, as its new Defence Minister on Sunday. Li was sanctioned by the administration of former US President Donald Trump in 2018 for purchasing Russian weapons, including 10 Su-35 combat aircraft and equipment related to the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, reported CNN.