Senior Chinese military official Miao Hua under investigation, defense ministry says

FILE - Miao Hua, China's director of the political affairs department of the Central Military Commission arrives at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 14, 2019.

China said on Thursday a top-ranking military official had been suspended and was under investigation for "serious violations of discipline," and denied reports Defense Minister Dong Jun was being investigated for corruption.