Loyalty drive pre-empted resistance to Xi’s selective PLA spring cleaning

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President and Commander-in-chief Xi Jinping has orchestrated a large-scale loyalty campaign to ensure the success of his anti-corruption measures in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Xu Caihou, left, is regarded as loyal to Jiang Zemin. At right is Lt.-Gen. Gu Junshan. /SCMP/Simon Song

Military authorities announced early this week that Lt.-Gen. Gu Junshan will shortly appear before a military court for corruption-related charges. A former deputy chief of the General Logistics Department, Gen. Gu was in charge of infrastructure and housing projects within the defense establishment.

Gen. Gu’s patron, former Politburo member and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Xu Caihou, is also under investigation for pocketing bribes from senior officers including Gen. Gu.

This is despite rumors that ex-president Jiang Zemin has been putting pressure on Xi not to touch Gen. Xu, who is deemed a Jiang protégé.

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