BEIJING: In China, 9 senior military officials were dismissed from the parliament. According to foreign media, the 9 military officials who have been dismissed from China's parliament include 4 generals attached to the Strategic Missile Unit. These dismissals have come into effect after the appointment of a new defense minister. China's official news agency said no further details have been released about the sudden dismissal of nine newly appointed military officials. In October this year, China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu was suddenly dismissed from his post and has not been known about his whereabouts since then. The recent layoffs are being seen as high-level restructuring in the military establishment.