China Investigating Nanjing Mayor for Corruption

The mayor of the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing is the latest target in the Communist Party's high-profile crackdown on official corruption. A party statement released on Thursday said Ji Jianye is under investigation for severe violations of discipline and law, which usually refers to graft. The statement did not offer further details, but the People's Daily, the party's official mouthpiece, said the case may involve sums of money up to $3.3 million. Several low-level ...

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