Zhang Youxia, the former senior vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, was placed under investigation in January 2026 for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, then formally removed from his CMC and National People’s Congress posts in late August 2026 as part of the ongoing anti-graft campaign in the People’s Liberation Army. Official statements have emphasized political disloyalty and corruption concerns rather than immediate judicial proceedings. No trial date, formal charges, or sentencing announcement has been reported through mid-September 2026. In comparable high-level cases, outcomes often involve party expulsion, loss of rank, and internal discipline instead of prompt public prison sentences, supporting trader expectations that a conviction and incarceration will not occur before the 2027 cutoff.