Posted on 10/24/2023 5:29:52 AM PDT by McGruff
China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation.
Li was also removed from his positions as a member of the Central Military Commission – a powerful body headed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping who ultimately commands the armed forces – and as one of China’s five state councillors – a senior position in the cabinet that outranks a regular minister, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday.
Li, who was appointed defense minister in March, has not been seen in public since late August, fueling intense speculation about his fate.
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Shanfu FU’d.................
Yuri Andropov
There is a difference between disappearing and being disappeared. I suggest the latter. He was disappeared…
So what exactly did he do to tick off Winnie the Pooh?
He was fired after he was executed?
He was hiking the Appalachian trail
“...was appointed defense minister in March...was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared”
Wonder if he got the silk parachute?
I can't keep from wondering if he lost more than his job?
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