Guo Boxiong, 74, was a vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission until he stepped down in 2012. His case follows that of Xu Caihou, who was a Central Military Commission vice chairman at the same time as Guo, and died of cancer last year. Xi was also a vice chairman with Guo and Xu from 2010-2012, before he became head of the party and military commission chief. Guo's case was held behind closed doors as it involved military secrets, Xinhua said without elaborating. A commentary carried on the Defence Ministry's website said the fight against graft was a "life and death" struggle for the military.

Source: dna July 25, 2016 17:26 UTC