The anti-corruption campaign by Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed one of its highest profile victims at the weekend when the Communist party’s anti-graft body announced that a vice-chairman of the nation’s top political advisory council is being investigated for “discipline violations”.
Su Rong, vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is the most senior serving official to be probed since President Xi took power at the party’s 18th national congress in late 2012, vowing to root out graft in an attempt to tackle public discontent with party officials.
The party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a one-line statement on its website yesterday that Mr Su was under suspicion of violating party rules and state laws. No further details were provided but such wording typically refers to corruption