Official expelled from Party

A former senior official in Jiangsu province has been expelled from the Communist Party of China, 10 months after he was placed under investigation on corruption charges.

Zhao Shaolin, 69, a former member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu provincial Committee and secretary-general of the provincial Party committee, retired eight years ago from his post at vice-minister level.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate detained Zhao and filed a case against him on Friday, it announced.