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U.S.-sanctioned general to become public face of China’s growing military

ReutersMarch 11, 20230107 views

By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – General Li Shangfu, named on Sunday as China’s new defence minister, is a veteran of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) modernisation effort –…

China names U.S.-sanctioned general Li Shangfu as defence minister

ReutersMarch 11, 20230157 views

BEIJING (Reuters) – China named Li Shangfu, a U.S.-sanctioned general, as its new defence minister on Sunday. Li has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018 over the purchase of combat…