00:00Two top Chinese military officials, including its highest-ranking general, are under investigation,
00:05China's defense ministry said on Saturday.
00:08Generals Liu Zhenli and Zhang Youxia, who is second only to Chinese President Xi Jinping
00:14in military command, are suspected of, quote, serious discipline and law violations.
00:19Zhang was seen as a longtime Xi ally.
00:22In recent years, Xi has cracked down on corruption in China's armed forces, with some media reporting
00:28that the campaign has slowed its military modernization efforts.
00:32The U.S. Defense Department reports that Beijing seeks to build a military capable of successfully
00:37taking Taiwan by 2027.
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