China’s top general accused of leaking country’s nuclear weapons program to CIA

China’s top general has been accused of leaking nuclear secrets to the US and accepting bribes as President Xi Jinping purges the country’s senior military leadership. As well as leaking nuclear weapons secrets, the general is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for official promotions, before leaking the technical information to the CIA for personal gain, according to the outlet. In addition to being one of Xi’s most trusted military allies, Zhang comes from a long line of communist heroes, with a decades-old connection to the president’s family dating back to the Chinese Civil War.

Author: Anthony Blair

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