City's former Party chief had ties to Ling Jihua

A Party chief with suspected ties to former senior political adviser Ling Jihua has been removed from his position, Shandong Satellite TV reported on Sunday.

The whereabout of Chen Wei, former Party chief of Zaozhuang, Shandong province, remained unknown.

Chen, who was removed from his post last month, was suspected of having close ties with Ling's wife Gu Liping, thepaper.cn reported.