BEIJING: Shanghai's top legislator is under investigation for corruption, making him the most senior official to be disgraced since the Communist Party wrapped up a major reshuffle last October. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Wednesday (Jul 12) that Dong Yunhu, head of the city's
BEIJING: Shanghai's top legislator is under investigation for corruption, making him the most senior official to be disgraced since the Communist Party wrapped up a major reshuffle last October.
Shanghai party chief Chen Jining convened a meeting on Wednesday evening to convey Beijing's decision to place Dong under investigation, according to the official social media account of Shanghai's municipal government. Public records indicate that Dong was at work as usual on Monday and met experts from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences during an inspection visit.
In 2011, Dong left Beijing to manage communication and propaganda work in the Tibet autonomous region, a source of tension for decades.
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