Ex-officials expelled from Party

Su Shulin, the former governor of Fujian province, and Yang Chongyong, a former senior legislator in Hebei province, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, the top anti-graft authority said on Tuesday.

Su, 55, was chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, between 2007 and 2011 before his promotion to governor of Fujian in East China.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced in October 2015 that it was putting Su under investigation for suspicion of serious disciplinary violation, making him the first incumbent governor to be probed for corruption since the top leadership launched an anti-graft campaign in 2012.