Li Shangfu

Chinese engineer and former military administrator

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Li Shangfu is a Chinese aerospace engineer and former military administrator who served as the 13th Minister of National Defense of China and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023. He joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as a technician at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in 1982. He was conferred the rank of general in July 2019 and was appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission in October 2022. In August 2023 Li disappeared from public view and was then removed from office on October 24, 2023. He is both the shortest-serving Minister of National Defense and the first from the PLA Strategic Support Force. In June 2024, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following corruption charges and his case transferred to the military's judiciary for criminal prosecution, and his rank of General revoked.

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Mysterious sacking of China minister hints at trouble at top of Xi's government After weeks of rumour and speculation, the confirmation finally came yesterday - China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu has been sacked. Sky News - Published on October 25, 2023
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First since Galwan clash, defence minister Rajnath Singh holds talks with Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu Defence minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu on Thursday ahead of the SCO meeting in the national capital.This is the first that that defence ministers of.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 27, 2023
India, China hold another round of top-level military talks on border standoff India and China on Sunday held another round of top-level military talks in a bid to defuse the three-year-long troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, ahead of Chinese defence minister general Li.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 23, 2023