New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- China has elevated General Zhang Shengmin, the military official at the centre of President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption campaign in the armed forces, to the Communist Party's Politburo, placing one of the country's most powerful military enforcers in its top political leadership.

Zhang's appointment, announced on Thursday at the conclusion of a four-day meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee, makes him the only military representative in the Politburo.

The move comes as Xi Jinping prepares for a major leadership reshuffle in 2027, when the party is expected to decide whether he will seek an unprecedented fourth five-year term as general secretary.

Zhang Shengmin is the vice-chairman of the Ce...