Zhang Youxia, former vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, was placed under investigation in January 2026, expelled from the Communist Party and military in September, and had the decision ratified at the Fifth Plenum in late October. His case was transferred to military prosecutors for review and prosecution on charges including factionalism, disloyalty, and large-scale graft. Comparable high-level PLA corruption cases have typically required 18–24 months from expulsion to a public military-court sentence, placing any verdict well after the December 31, 2026 resolution deadline. Zhang’s age and reported health concerns further align with precedents in which senior figures receive delayed or non-public handling. With only weeks remaining before the cutoff and no reported trial proceedings, traders assign a 91.5% probability that sentencing will not occur before 2027.