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China named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new Defence Minister on Friday two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu. Dong Jun previously served as the head of the People’s Liberation Army Navy and is not on any US sanctions list, unlike his predecessor. He is the first Defence Minister of the country to come from the navy.
General Jun has served in all major naval divisions before he became the navy chief in 2021 — the Northern Sea Fleet, which now carries out joint drills with the Russian navy regularly; the Eastern Sea Fleet, which focuses on potential conflicts with Japan; as well as the Southern Command Theatre, which monitors the South China Sea.