Commander of the Chinese Navy Dong Jun has been appointed the new head of the Ministry of Defense. This is reported by Xinhua news agency, UNN reports.
Details
The decision was made during the 7th session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Beijing. More than two months ago, the previous minister, Li Shangfu, was removed from the post of defense minister.
Dong Jun is an admiral who served as deputy commander of the Southern Theater of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Liberation Army of China from 2017 to 2021. Since 2021, he has held the position of the position of Commander of the PLA Navy.
Rumors of a possible change of defense minister appeared in October. In particular, Reuters reported on plans to appoint Liu Zhenli, who is the head of the General Staff of the of the Chinese army.
Top U.S. and Chinese military officials talk for the first time in a year12/22/23, 5:15 AM