China expels ousted defense chiefs in corruption crackdown NBC News Top Stories By: Yuliya Talmazan and Reuters 27 June 2024 at 07:11 China expelled former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the ruling Communist Party over alleged corruption Thursday, the latest sign of a secretive crackdown sweeping the countryโs elite. ยฉ Al DragoWei Fenghe in Washington, D.C., in 2018.