By Chun Han Wong and Lingling Wei in The Wall St Journal, July 15, 2017 5:18 p.m. ET
BEIJING—China’s Communist Party placed under investigation a senior official once seen as a possible successor to President Xi Jinping, people familiar with the matter said, in a change that allowed the Chinese leader to promote an ally.
A hastily arranged meeting of party officials on Saturday in the inland city of Chongqing announced that Sun Zhengcai, the city’s top official, was being replaced and was being investigated, a person familiar with the matter said. A second person corroborated the investigation.
No further details of the investigation were given, the people said.
State media announced Sun’s removal Saturday but didn’t provide a reason or mention an investigation. Replacing Sun as Chongqing’s party secretary is Chen Min’er, who was party chief for the southern province of Guizhou, state media reported.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-sun-zhengcai-possible-successor-to-leader-xi-jinping-removed-from-party-post-2017-07-15
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