New leader for Tianjin viewed as boost in graft fight

The former top official of Hubei province, Li Hongzhong, has been appointed to lead the northern port city of Tianjina move that experts said could push forward the anti-graft effort after the municipality's former top official was put under probe.

The Communist Party of China Central Committee announced the appointment in a statement on Tuesday, three days after Huang Xingguo, the former acting Party chief and mayor of Tianjin, was investigated for suspected "serious disciplinary violations", usually a reference to corruption.

The statement said Li, now 60, would no longer hold the post of secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee.