Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu has been ousted almost two months after he was last seen in public, according to Chinese state media.
China announced that Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu is being replaced, state media reported Tuesday, as speculation swirls over the official’s apparent disappearance from the public eye almost two months ago.
State broadcaster CCTV said that Li had been removed from the State Council, China’s Cabinet and the center of government power. No further information was given.
Li, who was appointed as defense minister in March under President Xi Jinping, has not publicly appeared since Aug. 29 when he delivered an address at the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum in Beijing.
