CCTV Financial News Anchor Rui Chenggang Is Detained

Li Yong (left), Rui Chenggang (right)

(Beijing) – An anti-corruption drive continues rocking the country's state broadcaster, as a well-known news anchor was detained by prosecutors on July 11.

Rui Chenggang, a popular host of financial news programs on China Central Television (CCTV), was taken away just before his program aired late on July 11, various sources close to the matter said.