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Miao Hua, a top general who once oversaw the People’s Liberation Army’s ideology work, has been removed from the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC).

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BEIJING - China's top legislature has voted to remove senior military official Miao Hua from the Central Military Commission, its highest-level military command body, according to a statement ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top legislature has voted to remove senior military official Miao Hua from the Central Military Commission, its highest-le ...

The 16th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, which concluded on Friday, voted to remove Miao Hua from his position as a member of the Central Military ...

Miao Hua has been removed from his position as a member of the Central Military Commission, China's top military decision-making body, after a decision taken at a meeting.