"They’re In Big Trouble" - China’s Top General Accused of Leaking NUCLEAR Secrets

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Something’s not adding up. Two years in a row, China’s top brass is getting purged, and this time it’s Xi’s closest general. Accused of leaking NUCLEAR secrets, then disappears.“They haven’t seen him since November. He’s gone.” Why would China expose this unless they wanted to send a message?

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0:00.0	There's something going out right now that it's problematic.
0:03.0	This is two years in a row back to back.
0:06.0	China's leaders are being accused of leaking secrets.
0:09.0	Did you see this one story, Tom?
0:10.0	Okay, so check this out.
0:12.0	China's top general.
0:13.0	The general.
0:14.0	Yeah, accused of giving nuclear secrets to the U.S.
0:17.0	Rob, do you have the clip on that?
0:18.0	Yes.
0:19.0	Great haircut, by the way.
0:24.1	China's most senior general is under investigation.
0:31.8	His defense ministry set on Saturday in what is Beijing's highest profile perch of the top brass to date.
0:38.3	Zhang Yosea is being probed over suspect a serious violation of discipline and law. The ministry said he has not been seen in public since November when he held talks with Russia's
0:44.3	defense minister in Moscow.
0:47.3	The veteran modernizer was widely seen as President Xi Jinping's closest military ally. The 75-year-old was Xi's second in command
0:58.0	as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission. Foreign diplomats and security analysts
1:05.7	are watching developments closely, given Zhang's closeness to Xi.
1:11.6	His removal may also impact the commission's work in terms of command, as well as the
1:16.6	People Liberation Army's ongoing military modernization and posture.
1:21.6	The military was one of the main targets of a broad corruption crackdown ordered by she in 2012.
1:29.1	Eight top generals were expelled from the ruling Communist Party on graft charges in 2025.
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