Businessman Linked to Sinopec's Angola Deals Said to Face Probe

(Beijing) – A businessman involved in several shady deals related to state-run China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has been placed under investigation, several people with knowledge of the matter say.

Hong Kong businessman Sam Pa, also known as Xu Jinghua, was detained in a hotel in the capital on October 8, the sources said. It is unclear who arrested Pa, but his detention came a day after the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's graft buster, announced an inquiry into Su Shulin, the governor of the eastern province of Fujian.