BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry, responding to a question about a report saying the Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, said on Wednesday that it was “just shadow-chasing”. Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the reply at the regular news briefing, after the Financial Times reported that Dong was […]
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China calls report that Defence Minister Dong Jun is under probe ‘shadow-chasing’
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry, responding to a question about a report saying the Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, said on Wednesday that it was “just shadow-chasing”.
Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the reply at the regular news briefing, after the Financial Times reported that Dong was under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe that has roiled the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army.
(Reporting by Laurie Chen; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Tom Hogue)