BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and military service for serious discipline and law violations, according to a decision made at a CPC leadership meeting held here on Monday.

Zhang served as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), while Liu served as a CMC member and chief of staff of the CMC Joint Staff Department.

A meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Monday approved the CMC's reports on the handling of Zhang and Liu's cases after deliberation.