Current：Home > NewsChina appoints a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following sacking of predecessor -FinTechWorld
China appoints a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following sacking of predecessor
Charles Langston View
Date：2025-04-10 21:57:33
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons still unexplained.
The official Xinhua News Agency announced former navy commander Dong Jun would serve in the largely ceremonial role, but offered no comment on the reasons for the switch or the current circumstances of previous minister Li Shangfu, who has not been seen or heard from since August.
The uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the world’s largest standing military comes as Washington and its Asian allies are offering stronger resistance to China’s bid to assert itself as the dominant military power in the region.
veryGood！ (1)
Related
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- These House Republicans voted against Jim Jordan's speaker bid in the first round
- Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them
- Hurry, Givenchy's Cult Favorite Black Magic Lip Balm Is Back in Stock!
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- Argentina vs. Peru live updates: Will Lionel Messi play in World Cup qualifying match?
- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in North Korea, Russian state media say
- Britney Spears Says She Became a Child-Robot Living Under Conservatorship
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Trial begins for 3rd officer charged in connection with Elijah McClain's death
Ranking
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Stock market today: World markets edge lower as China reports slower growth in the last quarter
- How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
- Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- RHOC's Shannon Beador Speaks Out One Month After Arrest for DUI, Hit-and-Run
- 50 years later, a look back at the best primetime lineup in the history of television
- Anonymous bettor reportedly wins nearly $200,000 after massive NFL parlay
Recommendation
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
Jack in the Box employee stabbed outside of fast food restaurant in California, LAPD says
Argentina vs. Peru live updates: Will Lionel Messi play in World Cup qualifying match?
University of Wisconsin leaders to close 2 more branch campuses due to declining enrollment
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
‘Not knowing’ plunges the families of Israel’s missing into a limbo of pain and numbness
Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli gets seven-month ban from soccer for betting violations
Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board