China’s Anti-Corruption Squad Probes Aide to Ex-President Hu
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The anti-graft arm of China’s Communist Party began a probe of a former top aide to retired President Hu Jintao as the nation pushes ahead with a campaign to root out corruption that’s brought down high-level officials.
Ling Jihua, 58, a vice chairman of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is under investigation for alleged serious disciplinary violations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement dated Dec. 22.