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In sharp contrast to the limited coverage of CCTV star anchor Rui Chenggang in the official media, social and new media are full of reports on his "being taken away by the procuratorate", with comments spreading fast and wide on WeChat.

Information on Rui's "being taken away" is limited, not unlike similar cases under investigation. It is not known whether Rui has been "taken away" to assist in an investigation or because he himself is under investigation. However, it will not be a big surprise if Rui turns out to be involved in corruption to make money, as some media reports say, given the ongoing tremors caused by corruption allegations in the CCTV business channel.

For ordinary Chinese, the news of Rui going "missing" was even more dramatic than the news of the fall of "big tiger" Han Xiancong, a top political adviser in Anhui province, on the same day. Perhaps the reason for that is that 35 provincial or higher level "big tigers" have already been ensnared in the anti-corruption drive since the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China, whereas Rui is the first well-known TV anchor to be "taken away".