Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been removed from his post, the country's state media said Tuesday without providing the reason and the name of his successor, nearly two months after he disappeared from public view.Li's dismissal, which was approved the same day at a Standing Committee session of the National People's Congress or China's parliament, follows the removal of Qin Gang as foreign minister in July after he was mysteriously absent from public duties for one month.The ouster of both foreign and defense chiefs is an unusual development for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who star…READ FULL ARTICLE
