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Beijing

Official dismissed amid graft probe

Zhou Benshun has been removed as Party chief of Hebei province, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said on Tuesday. Zhou is being investigated on suspicion of severe violations of discipline and the law by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Zhou was also dismissed as chairman of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial People's Congress, the local legislative body.