SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- The Japan Times- China announced Saturday that it has placed the military's highest-ranked uniformed officer under investigation for "suspected serious discipline and law violations," terminology often used to refer to corruption.
The country's Defense Ministry said in a short statement that probes had been opened into Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, and Gen. Liu Zhenli, a CMC member and head of the Joint Staff Department, which oversees combat planning.
The CMC commands the country's military under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the body's chairman.
The ministry's statement did not offer specifics about why Zhang and Liu were being investigated, but an editorial late S...