SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
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: 1) by Deeo Kain on Saturday December 02 2017, @08:51AM (4 children)
Is this a new fashion among the army top brass?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/bosnian-croat-kills-himself-with-poison-at-un-court-hina-says [bloomberg.com] "Convicted War Criminal Kills Himself With Poison at UN Court"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by boxfetish on Saturday December 02 2017, @09:13AM (1 child)
When does this fad make it to our shores? Also, politicians, you need not be or have served in the military to engage in this new fashionable behavior.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday December 02 2017, @09:59AM
Seems all active shooters tend to go inactive this way.
Seems a waste to reserve such harsh means on first time offenders.
Oh, too soon? My bad.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 02 2017, @01:45PM
Its catching up. Earlier only homeless used to commit suicide, then students, then workers. Now that suicide is reaching top brass, may be thing will change.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday December 05 2017, @06:13PM
Suicide is common in these kinds of situations in Asian countries. It's about the culture. The UN thing is quite a bit different.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"