Gen. Zhang Youxia is the most senior active member of the military hierarchy to face dismissal since the fallout of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's most senior general is under investigation, China's defence ministry said on Saturday, in the highest-profile purge to date of senior military leadership just as Beijing modernises its forces and tries to further project its might.

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

AMONG CHINA’S generals, one had long seemed immune to the sweeping purges of the high command in the past two years. Zhang Youxia, its most senior uniformed officer (pictured below), was not just a personal friend of Xi Jinping,

Chinese authorities say two people are dead and four are missing after a boat with 21 Filipinos on board capsized in the South China Sea

As US President Donald Trump primed his arrival in Davos by sowing discord with allies – ramping up threats to take control of Greenland, vowing to levy tariffs on opponents of that bid, and leaking private messages from European leaders – Beijing took the cue to position itself as an alternative global leader.

HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China's first big feature film focused on contemporary national security is being released for Lunar New Year box office crowds as the government looks to ramp up awareness of the risks of foreign espionage.

Chinese authorities said they had rescued 15 people after the ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized near Scarborough Shoal, the subject of a territorial dispute with the Philippines.