China sacks Nanjing city party chief amid probe
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 8, 2015 - China has removed the Communist Party chief of Nanjing city from his post for violating the law, state media said Thursday, after Beijing's corruption watchdog said it was investigating him amid allegations of corruption. The official Xinhua news agency said Yang Weize, 52, was suspected of "serious discipline and law violations", mirroring language the ruling party's Central Commission for ... more

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