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Beijing: Absence of Two Top Air Force Generals from Xi Jinping Event Fuels Purge Speculation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beijing \u2013 December 25, 2025 (BNN Web Staff)\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conspicuous absence of two senior Chinese air force commanders from a high-profile military promotion ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping has sparked fresh speculation about an intensifying anti-corruption purge within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).<\/p>\n

State television footage of Monday’s event \u2013 held to fill vacant high-level posts \u2013 showed no sign of General Chang Dingqiu, former commander of the PLA Air Force, and General Guo Puxiao, a key deputy. This marks the latest in a string of mysterious disappearances among China’s military elite, coming months after the unexplained vanishing of former Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who was replaced without explanation.<\/p>\n

A Pattern of Silent Removals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Chinese military has offered no comment on the generals’ whereabouts, maintaining its characteristic opacity. However, Chang Dingqiu \u2013 long viewed as a rising star \u2013 has seen his profile vanish from Baidu, China’s dominant search engine, in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

At just 58<\/strong>, Chang was considered one of the youngest and fastest-rising officers in PLA history:<\/p>\n