Nation's top military body appoints new general

Zhang Shengmin, the top anti-corruption official in China's armed forces, was promoted to the rank of general on Thursday.

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented a promotion certificate to Zhang, 59, at the CMC headquarters in Beijing.

This made Zhang the last uniformed member in the CMC, China's highest military authority, to become a general, which together with admiral is the most senior rank for an officer.