At least seven retired generals were absent from the recent 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Former Army Commander Han Weiguo, former Army Political Commissar Liu Lei, and former Minister of Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission Gao Jin have consecutively missed the 14th and 15th meetings of the National Committee of the CCP.
Han Weiguo, Liu Lei, Gao Jin, along with former military commission members Miao Hua, Liu Zhenli, had previous connections. Han Weiguo had worked alongside Miao Hua and Liu Zhenli. Liu Lei was under Miao Hua, having worked with Liu Zhenli and Han Weiguo. Gao Jin, from the Second Artillery Corps, had worked with fallen generals such as Wei Fenghe.
According to the CCP media Xinhua News Agency, on March 1, 2026, the 15th meeting of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held.
Self-media “China Personnel Observation” posted on X platform on March 1, 2026, contrasting screenshots from CCTV’s report on the attendance of military generals at the CPPCC meeting, revealing the absence of at least seven top generals at the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the National People’s Congress, including former Political Commissioner of the Western Theater Command Wu Shezhou, former Commander of the Armed Police Force Wang Ning, former Commander of the Western Theater Command Zhao Zongqi, former Political Commissioner of the National Defense University Zheng He, former Army Commander Han Weiguo, former Army Political Commissar Liu Lei, and former Minister of Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission Gao Jin.
Among them, Wu Shezhou, Wang Ning, Zhao Zongqi, and Zheng He were present at the 14th meeting of the 14th CPPCC held from October 31 to November 1, 2025. Han Weiguo, Liu Lei, and Gao Jin have successively missed the 14th and 15th meetings of the National CPPCC.
Han Weiguo, former commander of the Central Theater Command of the CCP, has been rumored since the end of 2024.
Commentator Cai Shenkun disclosed on February 23, 2026, that 70-year-old General Han Weiguo was demoted to the rank of regimental commander before the Chinese New Year.
Han Weiguo had connections with several fallen generals. Han Weiguo and former military commission member Miao Hua both started their military careers in the 31st Group Army of the former Nanjing Military Region and worked together in the 12th Group Army. Han Weiguo and former military commission member Liu Zhenli had worked together in the Army and were old friends from Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
General Liu Lei, born in February 1957 in Chiping, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, has been absent from the 14th and 15th meetings of the National CPPCC. He served in the former Lanzhou Military Region for a long time, holding positions such as Political Director of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region and Political Commissar of the 21st Group Army.
Miao Hua, a former member of the military commission and director of the political work department, had served in various positions within the Lanzhou Military Region from December 2010 to December 2014…
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