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- Investigators named Wang Xiangxi in a statement Saturday, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced, without further details.
- President Xi Jinping has emphasized anti-corruption as a top priority after a record 65 probes last year and expanded scrutiny to universities, state-owned enterprises, and military ranks like Zhang Youxia last week.
- A 63-year-old former state-owned power executive, Wang, took office in July 2022 and appeared on Tuesday at a self-criticism meeting, with investigation being relatively rare for a sitting minister.
- The anti-graft watchdog also announced a probe into Sun Shaocheng, former Party secretary of Inner Mongolia, state-owned China Daily reported, as the Wang probe continues the purge of senior officials.
- Amid a record 65 probes last year, the campaign continues, with last week's probe of Zhang Youxia, top general, illustrating enforcement among senior officials and state-owned enterprises.
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China's corruption watchdog probes emergency management minister in anti-graft crackdown
China’s Minister of Emergency Management, Wang Xiangxi, is under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law,” the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Saturday, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign continues.
Chinese authorities have revealed they are investigating their Minister of Emergency Situation Management for serious violations of discipline and laws, making him the latest high-ranking official to be investigated in recent weeks.
China's corruption watchdog probing emergency management minister
China's minister of emergency management, Wang Xiangxi, is being investigated for suspected "serious violations of discipline and law," a common euphemism for corruption, the anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday as a purge of senior officials continues.
China probes emergency management minister over 'serious disciplinary, legal violations'
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission are conducting probe against Wang Xiangxi, who is known as prominent figure in both coal industry, government sectors - Anadolu Ajansı
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