China Purges Senior Military Systems Engineer Amid Expanding Crackdown Within Military
Zhao Xiaozhe’s removal from China’s top engineering academy follows a series of similar actions against military-linked scientists and officials.
TL;DR
- Zhao Xiaozhe, former director of the CMC's Science and Technology Commission, removed from Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Multiple senior researchers and executives from military programs (nuclear, missile, aircraft, electronic information) removed from state academies.
- Moves are seen as a crackdown on corruption and political disloyalty within China's military research system.
- The military research system receives significant state funding with limited oversight.