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The first tiger of the new year

新年首虎 (xinnian shouhu)

On Jan 4, the first day after the New Year holiday, the website of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Committee announced that Yang Weize, the Party chief of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, was under investigation due to serious violation of the Party's discipline. Yang is the first provincial-level official investigated for suspected corruption in 2015, and the media is saying he is the first "tiger" to be caught this year. The downfall of Yang Weize marked the opening of the Party's anti-corruption campaign in 2015.