China Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the top ranks of the People's Liberation Army, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

China’s defense minister is under investigation for corruption in the latest graft scandal to hit the People’s Liberation Army. Dong Jun, who was appointed in December 2023, is the third consecutive serving or former defense minister to face investigation for alleged corruption; his predecessor Li Shangfu was ousted after just seven months.

Admiral Dong Jun, the international face of the PLA, has been in the job for just 11 months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China's Defence Minister, Dong Jun, is under investigation in a corruption probe involving the People's Liberation Army's top ranks. This marks the third consecutive defense minister investigated for corruption,

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the top ranks of the People's Liberation Army,

China's foreign ministry, responding to a question about a report saying the Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, said on Wednesday that it was "just shadow-chasing".

China's Defence Minister Dong Jun is under investigation in a broad anti-corruption crackdown within the People's Liberation Army. He is the third consecutive minister to be scrutinized amid a sweeping purge affecting multiple military officials and defence industry executives.

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday, the latest official to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's