Zhang Youxia, 75, also reportedly probed over efforts to build his own sphere of influence within Communist Party, is latest top official targeted in Xi Jinping's purge The post China’s top general accused of leaking nuclear weapons secrets to US — report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

China’s most powerful general, Zhang Youxia, has been removed from his position under suspicion for leaking secrets about the country’s nuclear program to the US. CNN’s Will Ripley explains the unprecedented shake-up under President Xi Jinping,

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Shanshan Mei, who specializes in Chinese defense policy at RAND,