{"id":60387,"date":"2026-01-26T13:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60387"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:48:37","slug":"china-purges-one-of-its-top-military-leaders-after-he-allegedly-leaked-nuclear-secrets-to-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60387","title":{"rendered":"China Purges One of Its Top Military Leaders After He Allegedly Leaked Nuclear Secrets to U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A senior figure at the very top of China\u2019s military has been abruptly removed amid allegations he passed highly sensitive nuclear information to the United States.<\/p>\n

Zhang Youxia, long regarded as the operational leader of the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), was dismissed on Saturday for a \u201cserious violation of discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The Wall Street Journal, the 75-year-old general is accused of sharing classified details relating to China\u2019s nuclear weapons programme with Washington.<\/p>\n

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The allegations were reportedly laid out during a closed-door briefing attended by senior PLA officers.<\/p>\n

The meeting took place only hours before Beijing publicly confirmed that Zhang was under formal investigation.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: China\u2019s Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S.<\/p>\n

Gen. Zhang Youxia, once considered Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s most-trusted military ally, allegedly leaked core technical data on China\u2019s nuclear weapons to the U.S. and built influence networks to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/3J9XHvFYNJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Officials at the briefing are said to have accused Zhang not only of leaking state secrets, but also of accepting bribes in exchange for promoting a senior officer to the defence minister.<\/p>\n

He was further alleged to have formed \u201cpolitical cliques\u201d within the military, a charge that often signals concerns over loyalty rather than corruption alone.<\/p>\n

Evidence presented at the meeting was reportedly supplied by Gu Jun, a former executive at China National Nuclear Corporation, which oversees both civilian and military nuclear programmes.<\/p>\n

Gu himself is under investigation as part of a sweeping corruption probe targeting China\u2019s defence and nuclear sectors.<\/p>\n

Officials told the briefing that the inquiry into Gu had uncovered a major security breach inside the nuclear establishment, to which Zhang was allegedly connected.<\/p>\n

Zhang\u2019s downfall is particularly striking given his status within the PLA.<\/p>\n

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Exclusive: China\u2019s senior-most general is accused of leaking information about the country\u2019s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. and accepting bribes for official acts https:\/\/t.co\/axd3s19APs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He was one of the few remaining senior commanders with direct combat experience, having fought in China\u2019s brief but bloody war with Vietnam in 1979.<\/p>\n

He had also survived multiple previous military purges that hollowed out the PLA\u2019s upper ranks over recent years.<\/p>\n

Widely seen as \u201cuntouchable,\u201d Zhang was a childhood acquaintance of Xi Jinping and had long been viewed as politically secure.<\/p>\n

Since taking power, Xi has more than doubled China\u2019s defence budget as part of his ambition to build a \u201cworld-class\u201d fighting force by 2049.<\/p>\n

U.S. intelligence assessments suggest he has also ordered the military to be ready for a potential invasion of Taiwan by next year.<\/p>\n

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A Dangerous Year for Taiwan: Converging Pressures Raise the Risk of Chinese Invasion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, repeated removals of senior commanders have raised questions about both their unity and readiness.<\/p>\n

In October, nine generals were dismissed, including former Central Military Commission vice-chairman He Weidong.<\/p>\n

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