Stepping up its ongoing fight against corruption, China's communist party has expelled two senior military officers, Chinese state media Xinhua reported. 

Fan Changmi, former deputy political commissar of Lanzhou Military Command, and Niu Zhizhong, a former deputy commander of the paramilitary People's Armed Police were reportedly charged for corruption.

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Xinhua said the party officials have confirmed that they would go ahead with previous decision to expel them following a report that endorses their "serious discipline violations."

To recall, Fan was first put under investigation for corruption charges in 2014.

However, this is the first time that government officials have confirmed that Niu was also put under investigation, according to the report.

Both officers apparently could not be reached for their comment, and it is not clear if they have been allowed to access legal counsel to handle the charges filed against them.

Several serving and retired officers said the presence of corruption practices is allegedly deep-rooted in the Chinese armed forces that it can undermine China's ability to wage war.

Following these observations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his anti-corruption drive in the military and armed forces as one of the top priorities.      

In July, a military court had convicted a former deputy head of the powerful Central Military Commission for corruption charges.  The officer was given life imprisonment.

China is currently in the middle of pursuing a nationwide fight against corruption, as part of Xi's campaign to weed out corrupt officials from Chinese society. Apparently, some powerful and high ranked officials have fallen prey to the corruption campaign.     

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