Hangzhou top official under probe

By Associated Press

Aug 23, 2021 12:28 am

BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party is investigating the top official in the eastern tech and tourism hub of Hangzhou for what it called serious violations of discipline and law, usually considered shorthand for corruption.

A one-sentence notice on the website of the party's disciplinary watchdog Saturday gave no details of what Zhou Jiangyong is accused of, although as Hangzhou's party secretary, he had access to privileged information and leading figures, and major influence on budgets and appointments.

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