28 March 2017

News Story: PLA Daily vows strict discipline for Chinese army

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of 4,885 military officials were punished for disciplinary offenses in 2016, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) flagship newspaper reported Monday.

The PLA Daily said in a commentary that the graft cases of Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou, both former senior military officials convicted for corruption, had caused tremendous problems in the army.

"The negative impact of Guo and Xu's cases should be fully eradicated, and the combat capacity of the army should be continuously enhanced," it said. "All military members should learn lessons from these cases and bear in mind that loyalty to the Communist Party of China is vital to PLA development."

Read the full story at Xinhua