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China corruption: Guangzhou's Wan Qingliang probed | China corruption: Guangzhou's Wan Qingliang probed |
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The Communist Party leader of the major southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is being investigated for corruption, a party disciplinary commission has said. | The Communist Party leader of the major southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is being investigated for corruption, a party disciplinary commission has said. |
Wan Qingliang is suspected of "serious disciplinary violations", a term generally used to indicate corruption. | Wan Qingliang is suspected of "serious disciplinary violations", a term generally used to indicate corruption. |
Mr Wan is regarded as the city's top official, ranked above the mayor. | Mr Wan is regarded as the city's top official, ranked above the mayor. |
Tens of thousands of officials have been arrested since President Xi Jinping began an anti-corruption campaign in 2012. | Tens of thousands of officials have been arrested since President Xi Jinping began an anti-corruption campaign in 2012. |
Mr Xi has warned that the party's very survival is threatened by corruption and has vowed to root out every corrupt official, whether "tigers" or "flies". | Mr Xi has warned that the party's very survival is threatened by corruption and has vowed to root out every corrupt official, whether "tigers" or "flies". |
A central government audit recently uncovered 314 serious disciplinary violations, up from 175 serious cases revealed the year before, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing reports. | A central government audit recently uncovered 314 serious disciplinary violations, up from 175 serious cases revealed the year before, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing reports. |
Correspondents say that before the investigation Mr Wan had been seen as a rising star in the Communist Party, developing a reputation for frugality while serving as Guangzhou's youngest ever mayor. | Correspondents say that before the investigation Mr Wan had been seen as a rising star in the Communist Party, developing a reputation for frugality while serving as Guangzhou's youngest ever mayor. |
Guangzhou is one of China's largest cities and the capital of the economically significant Guangdong province, which borders Hong Kong. | |
But the province has been hit by scandals over prostitution and the so-called "naked officials", referring to civil servants who send money to family members living abroad leaving them with few assets in China. | But the province has been hit by scandals over prostitution and the so-called "naked officials", referring to civil servants who send money to family members living abroad leaving them with few assets in China. |
A recent investigation found more than 1,000 such officials in the province. | A recent investigation found more than 1,000 such officials in the province. |
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