Key facts
- Zhang Shengmin is vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and a former PLA anti-corruption chief.
- Zhang made the call in a supplementary reader for the resolution adopted at the Communist Party's latest plenum.
- The reader was published earlier in November 2026, according to the report.
- The call singles out the development of major weapons systems as a focus for anti-corruption work.
General Zhang Shengmin, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission and a former PLA anti-corruption chief, called for military and civilian officials to work jointly against corruption inside the People's Liberation Army, singling out the development of major weapons systems, according to a report published on November 10, 2026.
The remarks appeared in a supplementary reader for the resolution adopted at the Communist Party's latest plenum. The collection was published earlier in November 2026, the report said.
The report did not state which weapons programs Zhang's call covers, what specific measures he proposed, or whether any new enforcement action accompanied it.