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People's Liberation Army General Zhang Yang was found hanged at his Beijing home on November 23:
Xinhua said Zhang had "serious disciplinary violations," something [The South China Morning Post] describes as "euphemism for corruption." NPR's Rob Schmitz, reporting from Shanghai, says the general "had disappeared from public sight more than two months ago amidst a crackdown on corruption within military ranks launched by Chinese leader Xi Jinping."
[...] "Xi Jinping's decision to persecute both Xu and Guo after their retirement reflects his determination to put an end to the dominance of Jiang Zemin (his own patron) over the military. As far as the cleaning up of corruption in the Chinese military is concerned, however, this is just the beginning," The Diplomat wrote at the time Guo [Boxiong] was dismissed from the military in 2015.
China's President Xi Jinping recently consolidated his power, elevating himself to the status of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping as he enters his second 5-year term as President.
Also at The South China Morning Post.
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Saturday December 02 2017, @08:09AM (8 children)
"Let's root out the corruption of everyone who has the connections and capabilities to act against me!"
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Saturday December 02 2017, @08:45AM (5 children)
It's not like there isn't a lot of corruption in the Communist Party of China. It's just that it is tolerated right up until you become inconvenient or a threat.
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday December 02 2017, @09:56AM (1 child)
Still...
Hanging probably is better than a shot in the head by a fat boy with an anti-aircraft cannon.
Not as quick, but you can do it yourself when nobody's watching.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 02 2017, @12:00PM
We all have different bucket lists.
(Score: 2) by AnonTechie on Saturday December 02 2017, @10:02AM (2 children)
Similar to what is now happening in Saudi Arabia ...
Albert Einstein - "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday December 02 2017, @11:20AM (1 child)
and America.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/14/navy-admiral-7-others-charged-with-corruption-in-fat-leonard-bribery-case.html [foxnews.com]
And no one killed themselves. No guts. No morals. Semper Gumby.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 02 2017, @07:59PM
Semper Lie
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Saturday December 02 2017, @09:20AM
"Let's root out the corruption of everyone who has the connections and capabilities to act against me!"
And have them commit "suicide", how convenient.
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday December 02 2017, @03:47PM
They won't always be on top. And do you really want to rely on the allies of a politician or bureaucrat to root out corruption? Enemies are more sure.