China’s defense minister reappears, as military purge marches on 

FILE - Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun listens during the ASEAN- China Defence Ministers' informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 20, 2024. FILE - China's then-Defense Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has reappeared in public after a media report claimed he was under disciplinary investigation. Analysts say that while his reappearance suggests Dong is politically safe, it does not mean China will stop its anti-corruption purge against the military.