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Shanxi officials probed for graft

Three officials from Shanxi province will be prosecuted for allegedly accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Monday. The three accused are Xue Zhongjin, former vice-mayor of Taiyuan; Hu Ronghua, former director of the Shanxi Economy and Information Technology Commission; and Zhao Yi, chief engineer of the province's Environmental Protection Department.