Voormalig paramilitair commandant Wang Ning is ontheven van zijn functies binnen het Chinese adviesorgaan CPPCC. Hiermee zijn drie opeenvolgende hoofden van de People's Armed Police in de ungrace gevallen over een periode van ruim 15 jaar. Dit werd woensdag officieel bekendgemaakt door de top van het adviesorgaan.
A former commander of China’s paramilitary force has been stripped of his senior political advisory roles, sealing a sweep of more than 15 years in which three consecutive heads of the People’s Armed Police have fallen from grace. General Wang Ning, 71, was formally removed as a standing committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice-chair of its foreign affairs committee on Wednesday. The top political advisory body revoked his membership during its...