Network exec at China Unicom suspected of Party rule breaches

A senior executive with China Unicom is under investigation, the discipline watchdog of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said on Monday.

More State-run business executives are expected to be probed as the latest round of discipline inspection targets the enterprises, experts said.

Zhang Zhijiang, deputy general manager of the network unit of China Unicom, is being investigated on suspicion of discipline violations, according to a report published on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's top disciplinary watchdog.