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Qinghai: Yushu Prefecture official Liu Zhong placed under investigation

🇨🇳 China 13:03 Politics Business2 Official2 updated 1 h ago first reported by 第一财经

In short

Liu Zhong (刘中), a Party group member and vice chairman of the Yushu Prefecture political consultative conference in Qinghai, is under investigation. The Qinghai provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission said he is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law.

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Liu Zhong (刘中), a Party group member and vice chairman of the Yushu Prefecture (玉树州) political consultative conference (政协) in Qinghai, is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. China News Service, citing the Qinghai provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission, said he is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. [ 2 , 3 ]

Jiemian reported that the website of the central discipline commission and state supervisory commission carried the announcement on 22 October, based on information from the Qinghai provincial commission. Yicai ran the same headline. None of the documents gives details of the allegations. [ 1 , 2 ]

Why it matters

The documents give only the announcement itself and no details of the allegations. They show the case is being handled by the Qinghai provincial discipline commission and was published on the central discipline commission's website.

Key facts

  • Liu Zhong (刘中) is a Party group member and vice chairman of the Yushu Prefecture (玉树州) political consultative conference (政协) in Qinghai. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
  • He is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • He is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Qinghai provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • The central discipline commission and state supervisory commission website reported the news on 22 October, citing the Qinghai provincial commission. [ 2 ]

Confirmed by several sources

  • Liu Zhong is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Qinghai provincial discipline commission on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. [ 2 , 3 ]

Still unclear

  • What Liu Zhong is specifically alleged to have done. The documents state only 'serious violations of discipline and law' and give no details.

What local media are saying

Business mediaYicai and Jiemian carried the announcement under the same headline; Jiemian added that it came from the central discipline commission website, citing the Qinghai provincial commission. [ 1 , 2 ]
Official sourcesChina News Service reported the Qinghai provincial commission's announcement that Liu Zhong is under review and investigation, without further detail. [ 3 ]

Timeline, local time

  1. Yicai published the report. [ 1 ]
  2. Jiemian published the report, citing the central discipline commission website. [ 2 ]
  3. China News Service published the report. [ 3 ]