The move came as a surprise as Liu, born in 1967, has yet to reach the official retirement age of 60 years for men.
Official social media post declares that clans form a ‘state within a state’, with potential for negative social effects.
China’s leadership urged to introduce new incentives for local officials who are now playing it safe in the face of anti-graft measures.
About 88 ByteDance employees were sacked, while 17 others were taken into custody by public security authorities for the reported offences.
Prosecutors in Shanxi investigate allegations that more than 4,000 bodies were taken from crematoriums and medical laboratories.
They join growing list of cadres and business leaders under probe since Xi Jinping called for corruption crackdown in key industries.
Official who helped transform Hainan into strategic and economic hub in the South China Sea is being probed for ‘violations of party discipline and the law’.
CCDI makes announcement following third plenum goal to ‘bring all financial activities under supervision’.
The Central Military Commission says political education is crucial to advancing the PLA and war preparations.
With limited censorship around report and harsh criticism from state media, observer says Beijing appears to be ‘facing this problem head-on’.
Companies pledge to tighten rules on bidding and procurement amid crackdown that has snared two former defence ministers.
Central Publicity Department says it ‘fully supports’ the investigation into its deputy head Zhang Jianchun.
The chief of a CSRC branch in Jiangsu province is under anti-corruption investigation, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection confirms.
He is the eighth ministerial-level official to face CCDI probe since Communist Party national congress in 2022.
Guizhou Provincial Health Commission party chief Yang Hui joins a growing list of leaders under graft probes in a system plagued by kickbacks.
Former volunteer accused of taking millions from parents of sick children, as well as a senior official are facing the dock as cases sent to prosecutors.
Chinese in the state sector and beyond face stiffer overseas travel barriers as security agencies attempt to reduce corruption risks.
Mainland China is seeking to break the ‘entire industry chain’ related to the illegal money exchange business in the casino hub of Macau as Beijing sees managing financial risks as critical for future development.
Gou Zhongwen, retired head of China’s General Administration of Sport, is being investigated for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’.
Former manager Bai Tianhui is the second China Huarong official to receive the ultimate penalty, after his former boss was executed in 2021.
Cao accepted nearly US$30 million from businesspeople to help them win contracts, court says.
Tang is the first member of the Communist Party’s current Central Committee to come under investigation for ‘discipline violations’.
More than 30 senior figures netted in first five months of year, Post tally shows, with ex-Agricultural Bank of China vice-president latest to fall as watchdog responds to President Xi Jinping’s ‘financial superpower’ call.
Ren Chunsheng is detained on suspicion of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, becoming first senior figure at the year-old National Financial Regulatory Administration to be targeted by Chinese anti-corruption watchdog.
Ma mobilised thousands of medical staff to help during major outbreaks while arguing in favour of stringent testing, quarantines and lockdowns.
