China’s new defence minister Dong Jun (Chinese media)

(with Devendra Kumar), ‘When an admiral gets to helm China’s PLA’, Hindustan Times, 6 February 2024. p.12.

As 2023 wound to a close, China announced a new defence minister in place of General Li Shangfu, who had been removed from the post several months earlier. On December 29, Admiral Dong Jun, who had just stepped down as the head of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was announced as Li’s replacement.

Contrary to general perception, the appointment of a former navy chief to the post of defence minister in China is not primarily about higher priority being accorded to the PLAN in Beijing’s…

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