Gen. Wei Fenghe, the first People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer to receive the rank of general by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the man he promoted as commander of the Rocket Force, and the man whom he appointed Defense Minister, has ended his 53-year military career, falling in a political purge of the Rocket Force. All happened in months because Mr. Xi lost trust in the leadership of the Rocket Force. The PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps, controls China’s land-based ballistic, Hypersonic, and cruise missiles—including nuclear weapons. Gen. Wei was the Rocket Force’s first commander....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/a-former-defense-ministers-rise-and-fall-in-the-ccp-5499548