Chinese army investigates more generals

The Chinese military authority on Monday released a list of 14 generals who have been investigated or convicted in the recent days.

Guo Zhenggang, deputy political commissar of the Zhejiang provincial military command, was put under investigation by the military procuratorate in February for suspected "serious legal violations and criminal offenses".

Zhu Heping, head of the Joint Logistics Department of the Chengdu Military Area Command, was put under investigation in August 2014 for suspected "serious disciplinary violations" and was transferred to the military judicial organ in January.

Wang Aiguo, former head of the Joint Logistics Department of the Shenyang Military Area Command; Huang Xianjun, former head of the political department of Shanxi provincial military command; Duan Tianjie, deputy head of the political department of the National Defense University; Yuan Shijun, former commander of Hubei provincial military command; and Huang Xing, former head of the research guidance department of the Academy of Military Sciences, have all been put under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violations" and their cases have been transferred to the military judicial organ.

Other senior officers being investigated include Zhang Dongshui, deputy political commissar of the Second Artillery Force; Liu Hongjie who is in charge of logistics support under the People's Liberation Army General Staff Headquarters; Cheng Jie, deputy chief of staff of Beihai Fleet; Chen Jianfeng, former deputy head of the joint logistics department of Guangzhou Military Area Command; Chen Hongyan, deputy head of the political department of the air force of Beijing Military Area Command; and Wang Sheng, head of logistics department of Guangzhou Military Area Command air force. All are suspected of "legal violations and criminal offenses".

Lan Weijie, former deputy commander of Hubei provincial military command, was sentenced to life in prison in January for accepting bribes, owning property bought with unidentified sources and the illegal possession of firearms.