Communist Party Expels Former University President for ‘Fueling Academic Corruption’

Seven months after Chinese authorities announced an investigation into Zhang Yaoxue, the former president of Central South University has been expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office, with his case transferred to prosecutors.

China’s top anti-corruption bodies said Thursday that Zhang, a computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, had used his authority to benefit others in personnel appointments, the granting of academic titles and honors and other matters, accepting money and valuables in return. The statement accused him of helping foster “unhealthy practices and corruption” in academia.