By Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Laurie Chen WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The fate of Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun remained unclear on Wednesday, as two U.S. officials told Reuters that he was being investigated for corruption while another urged caution.

China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun became the third consecutive serving or former Chinese defence minister to be investigated for alleged corruption, indicating the problems within the country’s milita

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun is under investigation for corruption in a broad anti-corruption probe affecting China's military. His investigation, part of President Xi Jinping's crackdown, follows similar allegations against his predecessors.