Former Executive at State-Owned Power Giant Falls Under Graft Probe

What’s new: Xie Changjun, a former vice president of state-owned power generator China Guodian Corp., is being probed on suspicion of violating Communist Party discipline, a term that usually refers to corruption, the country’s top graft-buster announced (link in Chinese) on Monday.

Xie, 63, made his most recent public appearance at an industry conference last Wednesday.

What’s the background: In 2013, Xie became vice president of China Guodian, which was then one of the country’s top five power firms. He stayed in this position until his retirement in 2017. He was also a member of the company’s Communist Party committee.

Before joining China Guodian, Xie had been with Hong Kong-listed state-owned China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. for 14 years.

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