Lu Wei has admitted to his crimes that include accepting hefty bribes and expressed remorse, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
President Xi Jinping's corruption campaign. has especially targeted China's military, which is currently undergoing a modernisation drive.
Few would argue that Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader for China in a long time, but the question is what will he do with all that power.
"Every one of us in the party resolutely opposes all actions that undermine, distort or negate leadership" Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Communist Party congress. He also referred to the strained relations with Taiwan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make changes to the ongoing anti-corruption campaign as well as the party's internal rules in what is expected to be a bid to further consolidate power.
Queen Elizabeth has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were "very rude" to the British ambassador during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Britain last year.
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