Shanxi official ousted for 'age deceit'

BEIJING - An official in North China's Shanxi province lost his post over the weekend, after claims emerged online that he had stated a false age to get reelected.

Shen Qinghua, who was the head of the discipline inspection commission, the anti-corruption agency of Linfen city, was removed from his post on Friday, the Linfen Daily reported on Saturday.

He was replaced by Chen Guorong, a senior official from the provincial discipline commission, it reported.