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China’s former defense minister Wei Fenghe was missing from a list of retired cadres who received greetings from the top leadership, an unusual omission that comes after a sweeping purge of military officials.
Wei was left off the list of some 130 senior retired officials greeted ahead of the Lunar New Year, an annual practice by the government. All four of his living predecessors appeared on the list that was published by the official Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.