Apr 22, 2024 02:42 PM

Beijing Vice Mayor Investigated for Corruption

By Tang Ailin and Kelly Wang

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What’s new: A vice mayor of Beijing has fallen under a graft probe, the authorities announced late Sunday.

Gao Peng, who is also a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is being investigated for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law,” the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a one-line statement. The phrase is a common euphemism for corruption.

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