Former Chinese military chief of staff expelled from CPC

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Fang Fenghui, former member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and former chief of staff of the CMC Joint Staff Department, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Fang's expulsion from the CPC has been approved by the CPC Central Committee, while the CMC has already expelled him from the People's Liberation Army and stripped him of his rank of general, according to a CMC statement on Tuesday.

Investigators said that Fang had seriously violated discipline and law.