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Beijing

Ex-senior energy official arrested

Wang Xiaolin, former deputy director of the National Energy Administration, has been arrested, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Further investigation is underway. Wang is suspected of taking bribes, according to a statement issued by the Hebei province People's Procuratorate. Born in October 1963, Wang was appointed to the position in the administration in 2015 after working at Shenhua Group, China's largest coal producer, for about 20 years. He was expelled from the Communist Party of China and public office in April.