China former deputy central bank governor Fan charged with bribery – Chinese state media

FILE PHOTO-Fan Yifei, vice governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), attends a news conference during the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Authorities have charged China’s former deputy central bank governor, Fan Yifei, with bribery, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Fan, 59, is the highest-ranking official at the People’s Bank of China to be prosecuted under President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft drive over the past decade, in a campaign aimed at weeding out corrupt officials in the…