China's National People's Congress = The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will be held from the 20th of this month, and there are speculations that Defense Minister Li Sangfu, who has been suspended for nearly a month and a half and has been reported to be corrupt, will be dismissed.
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu said that the movement had been suspended for nearly a month and a half since August 8, and some media in the West and Hong Kong reported that he may be under investigation for corruption.
Under these circumstances, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on the 29th that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress = National People's Congress will be held from the 1th to the 13th of this month to deliberate on bills and personnel proposals.
At the July meeting, former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who had been suspended for one month, was dismissed more than six months after taking office, and there are speculations that Defense Minister Li will be removed at this meeting.
Reuters quoted multiple sources as saying that Li will be replaced by Liu Zhenli, a member of the Central Military Commission that oversees the Chinese military and head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In the capital Beijing, an international conference on security is scheduled to be held every year from the 20th of this month, where the Chinese defense minister will give a speech, and it is attracting attention whether the defense minister will be replaced before the international conference.