Wei Hong (Photo : English.sina.com)
The Communist Party of China's Central Commission deputy chief, Wu Yuliang, said at a Friday press conference that the party is investigating Sichuan Province Governor Wei Hong. The probe is over suspicion that the top official of the south-western Chinese province committed severe disciplinary violations.
That term is the party's politically correct word for corruption. It is part of the anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports Time.
However, beyond announcing the start of the probe, Wu did not provide more details of the alleged breach of discipline that the 61-year-old Sichuan governor committed.
Meanwhile, in another corruption case, China confirmed that the brother of a former aide to ex-Chinese President Hu Jintao, Ling Wancheng, has fled to the U.S. although he is not accused of any wrongdoing.
It is the ex-aide, Ling Jihua, who had been jailed and accused of corruption, adultery and obtaining state secrets illegally. However, officials say he could have access to sensitive information about the national leadership. Had he asked for political asylum, Ling Wancheng then would be the most significant Chinese defector in decades, notes the Wall Street Journal.
But Liu Jianchao, a senior office of the party's anti-corruption agency, says that relevant departments from China are communicating with the U.S. A spokesman of the U.S. Justice Department declined to provide details of the discussion, but adds, "The United States and China regularly engage on law enforcement matters of mutual concern, including fugitives and anticorruption."
