China’s military says it is moving to close loopholes in its financial regulations as part of a two-year crackdown on corruption that has snared more than 200 senior officers.
The People’s Liberation Army said it had found in the regulations 69 loosely worded areas it termed “vague” and “unclear”, and which experts said meant misappropriation of funds often went unpunished.
President Xi Jinping has targeted rampant corruption within the PLA as part of a military plan launched in 2013, the most significant such reforms since the 1980s. In addition to targeting corruption there will be a large reduction in numbers, while planners foresee a streamlined military in which the navy and air force have their own command structures.