The deep rooted revamp under President Xi’s watch appears to be causing considerable consternation within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). China’s unrelenting anti-corruption campaign in the armed forces has felled another top General — a former ally of the disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang. An unnamed source told SCMP that “(Gen.) Wang was arrested by military prosecutors in Chengdu while he was on an inspection trip. The deep rooted revamp under President Xi’s watch appears to be causing considerable consternation within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The SCMP had previously reported that three senior PLA officers had committed suicide earlier this month.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2016 11:26 UTC