China Arrests Ex-Hangzhou Party Chief on Bribery Charges
- Zhou Jiangyong was top official in Alibaba’s headquarter city
- He was expelled from Communist Party over ‘disorderly capital’
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China has arrested the former Communist Party boss of Hangzhou city on suspicion of taking bribes, the latest development in a case that has been linked to Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co.
The decision to arrest Zhou Jiangyong -- once the highest ranking official in the eastern city where Ma’s tech company is based -- was made recently, China’s top prosecutor office said Friday in a statement. His case was being further processed, it said.