Posted 1/30/2024, 5:32:43 AM
China Expels Rocket Scientist from Political Body Amid Corruption Probe into Military Space Program
- China to expel prominent rocket scientist Wang Xiaojun from top political body amid corruption probe into military rocket force
- Wang led China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and development of Long March rockets for space program
- Replaced as dean of academy in June; disappeared from public view around that time
- Part of wider purge of officials linked to missile force and space program
- Space agencies closely tied to China's military, so crackdown extends to space development