FILE - Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe, front, walks out after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov. 22, 2022. China has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to lead to sentences of life in prison. The Defense Ministry on Thursday, June 27, 2024 said Li Shangfu abused his authority to enrich himself by taking bribes in exchange for granting favors. Li's predecessor, Wei Fenghe, was also accused on similar charges. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)