According to the website of the Ministry of National Defense, on the afternoon of October 17, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, released news on recent military-related issues.

Zhang Xiaogang: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the entire army and armed police have resolutely implemented the decisions and instructions of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, adhered to no restricted areas, full coverage, zero tolerance, severely punished corruption, and the military's anti-corruption struggle has continued to advance in depth. With the approval of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission successively investigated He Weidong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Miao Hua, member of the Central Military Commission and former director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, He Hongjun, former executive deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Military Commission, and Nine people, including Wang Xiubin, the former deputy director of the Joint Operations Command Center, Lin Xiangyang, the former commander of the Eastern Theater Command, Qin Shutong, the former political commissar of the Army, Yuan Huazhi, the former political commissar of the Navy, Wang Houbin, the former commander of the Rocket Force, and Wang Chunning, the former commander of the Armed Police Force, filed a case for review and investigation. After investigation, these nine people seriously violated party discipline and were suspected of serious job crimes. The amount was extremely huge, the nature was extremely serious, and the impact was extremely bad. In accordance with relevant intra-party regulations and laws and regulations, the Party Central Committee decided to expel the nine people from the party and transfer the suspected criminal issues to the military procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law. Among them, eight members of the Central Committee, He Weidong, Miao Hua, He Hongjun, Wang Xiubin, Lin Xiangyang, Qin Shutong, Yuan Huazhi, and Wang Chunning, were expelled from the party. They will be ratified when the plenary session of the Central Committee is held. Previously, the Central Military Commission had decided to expel the above nine people from the military. The serious investigation and punishment of He Weidong, Miao Hua, He Hongjun and others once again demonstrated the firm determination of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission to carry out the anti-corruption struggle to the end, and demonstrated the clear attitude that corrupt elements will never be allowed to hide in the military. It is a major achievement of the anti-corruption struggle of the party and the army. The people's army has become more pure and consolidated, and has stronger cohesion and combat effectiveness.