Rising political star in China under investigation as Xi tightens grip
Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved to further consolidate his power over the world’s newest superpower, striking down a rising political star. The ruling Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection officially announced on Monday that 53-year-old Sun Zhengcai, former party secretary of the southwestern metropolis Chongqing, was under investigation for a “serious discipline violation” […]