Taipei | China’s leadership accused two former defence ministers of taking “huge” bribes and other acts of corruption that compromised military promotions and the nation’s weapons production complex.

Two announcements from the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, a council of 24 top officials, laid out multiple accusations of crime and insubordination against General Li Shangfu, the defence minister for much of last year, and General Wei Fenghe, the minister from 2018 to 2023.