A top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been arrested and stripped of his Communist party membership — the latest target of Beijing’s anti-corruption purge.
Ling Jihua, who was placed under investigation in December, has been accused of a broad range of crimes, including bribery and “trading his power for sex”, according to the Central Committee of the Communist party.
Mr Ling came to symbolise the excesses of the Communist party elite, which Beijing seems to fear might eventually undermine the legitimacy of the entire governing system if left unchecked.
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