For a Fallen Official, the Writing Was on the Wall

The downfall of Qiu He, the deputy Communist Party secretary of Yunnan Province, was as dramatic as his rise to power.

Three hours after the end of the annual meeting of the legislature on March 15, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's anti-corruption watchdog, said Qiu, 58, was being investigated for grave violations of party discipline, a euphemism for corruption.