Beijing expels ex-national security official from Communist Party


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BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party expelled Thursday a former top corruption investigator for a "wanton abuse of power", the latest senior official to fall in a sweeping anti-graft campaign. Liu Yanping, previously a key player in the secretive Ministry of State Security, was found guilty of corruption, the party's top anti-graft watchdog said. His sacking comes after two other former vice-ministers for public security - Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua - were fired for corruption in 2021. Liu "participated in Sun Lijun's political gang" and lived a lavish lifestyle of golf and banquets, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection...