China ‘Investigating’ Missing Defense Minister Li Shangfu

Eurasia Review

16 Sep 2023 0 shares 1 views

China ‘Investigating’ Missing Defense Minister Li Shangfu

China ‘Investigating’ Missing Defense Minister Li Shangfu

Eurasia Review

Published 16 Sep 2023

By Raymond Cheng and Wang Yun

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is reportedly being investigated by the ruling Chinese Communist Party after being out of the public eye since Aug. 29, according to several Western media reports.

Li is the second senior Chinese official to go missing after the recent disappearance of...

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