Report: Official's mistresses helped him collect bribes

A Jiangxi provincial official being investigated for corruption is said to have had a number of mistresses, China Economic Weekly reported on Tuesday.

Chen Weimin, 55, was placed under investigation in September for "severe disciplinary and law violations", a euphemism for corruption, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Chen is alleged to have bribed former Party chief of Jiangxi province Su Rong to get promoted. Su was also put under investigation in June, according to media reports.