China had at least 30 generals and admirals at the start of 2023 who ran specialized departments and theater commands.
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New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge in recent years, which has seen People’s Liberation Army generals, admirals, government ministers and other officials removed from their posts.
In another, the embryo transfer had taken place in a bedroom, where she was surrounded by military commanders.
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Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.
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