Xu Qiliang (L), vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, salutes China's President Xi Jinping (C) during the closing ceremony of the Chinese National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing back in 2014 (File Photo/Reuters)

(Reuters) – China’s top legislature has voted to remove senior military official Miao Hua from the Central Military Commission, according to a statement published on Friday by state-run news agency Xinhua.