Li Shangfu

2023 - 10 - 24

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China sacks defence minister Li Shangfu; ex-foreign minister Qin ... (The Straits Times)

No replacement for Gen Li was announced and no reason was given for the changes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Li Shangfu: Chinese defence minister sacked (BBC News)

China has officially sacked its defence minister Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from public life. No explanation has been given for his removal ...

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China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month ... (CNN)

China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose ...

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China removes Li Shangfu as defence minister (CNA)

Qin Gang, who was removed as foreign minister in July, was also stripped of his state councillor position on Tuesday.

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China removes Li Shangfu as defense minister, who was out of ... (NPR)

China's leadership has formally dismissed the country's defense minister, Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from the public eye — the second ...

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China ousts defence minister, the second senior leader to leave in ... (Reuters)

General Li Shangfu, who has been absent from public view for two months, was dismissed as defence minister and state councillor, according to state media. China ...

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China sacks Defence Minister Li Shangfu, out of public view since ... (Livemint)

This comes three months after Foreign Minister Qin Gang was dismissed, after he disappeared from public view since March.

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China officially expels Li Shangfu as defense minister (Nikkei Asia)

SHANGHAI -- Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been expelled from his post, the country's top legislative body said Tuesday without elaborating.I.

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Li Shangfu removed from position as China's Minister of National ... (Global Times)

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree Tuesday to remove Li Shangfu as China's State Councilor and Minister of National Defense.

China fires defense minister Li Shangfu with no replacement (Radio Free Asia)

Ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday formally sacked his defense minister, who is reportedly under investigation by the party's ...

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