U.S.-sanctioned general to become public face of China’s growing military
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 12, 2023
HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) - General Li Shangfu, named on Sunday as China's new defence minister, is a veteran of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) modernisation effort - a drive that led the United States to sanction him over the acquisition of weapons from Russia.
