A major general at a People's Liberation Army university has been placed under investigation for alleged corruption, according to a report by Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.

Gao Xiaoyan, 57, former vice-political commissar and discipline inspection chief at the PLA's Information Engineering University, was taken away on Nov 27 by military prosecutors for allegedly accepting large bribes. Her house was searched and sealed, the report said.

Gao is thought to be the first female major general to be investigated since China's new leadership took office.