China Party Fills Top Military Posts

BY JEREMY PAGE

BEIJING?China's Communist Party concluded a generational shake-up of its military top brass Sunday when state media announced the appointment of an army general and a former air-force commander as vice chairmen of its Central Military Commission?the body that controls the armed forces.

Gen. Xu Qiliang is the first air-force general to be given the post?a reflection, analysts say, of the escalating ambitions and capabilities of China's military, which is rapidly developing the air and naval power needed to challenge U.S. military dominance in the Asian-Pacific region.

The promotion of Gen. Xu and army Gen. Fan Changlong to the most powerful ...

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204349404578098321089744486.html?mod=rss_about_china

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