China fires defense minister, absent for almost two months

The hitherto Minister of Defense of China, Lee Shanghaiwas fired today after remaining out of public life for approximately two months, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The media did not detail the reasons for the dismissal of the Leelast seen in public at the end of August, shortly after taking an official trip to Moscow It is Minsk meet with senior Russian officials and Belarusians.

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The situation reminded that Qin Gangwho resigned last July as Foreign Minister also without explanation, after disappearing from official events during the previous month.

At the moment, it has not been announced who will replace Lee at the head of the Defense department, on whose website it is still possible to find mentions of the former minister.

The diary Financial Timesciting US sources, said last month that Lee He is under house arrest while he is the subject of an investigation whose nature is unknown.

The end of the official’s public appearances occurred shortly after the dismissal of two generals from the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLA, Chinese Army) for which no explanation was also provided.

Leea 65-year-old general who took office last March, was sanctioned in 2018 for U.S accused of buying weapons from Russian state company Rosoboronexport.

The general’s resignation becomes official before a security forum is held in the Asian country in which, according to the Chinese state press, a North American delegation will participate, as part of a thaw between the two powers.

The presence of representatives from the Pentagon The event will imply an important advance in the high-level dialogue on defense, which has been paralyzed for some time.

It is believed that this rapprochement in recent months between Beijing It is washington could lead, in November, to a meeting between the American president, Joe Bidenwith its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingin San Francisco (USA), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.

At the moment, it is not known whether China will make the appointment of a new Minister of Defense official before the aforementioned event.

Source: Elcomercio

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