According to Xinhua News Agency, in a meeting on July 20, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to expel from the Party Mr. Ling Jihua, former Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Mr. Ling Jihua. (Source: ucanews.com)

The Supreme People's Procuratorate of China (SPP) announced on the same day that it had opened an investigation into Ling Jihua on suspicion of accepting bribes and had decided to arrest him according to the law.

Previously, on December 22, 2014, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CCDI) said that Mr. Ling was being investigated for suspected "serious disciplinary violations."

Then, on December 31, 2014, Mr. Ling was removed from his position as Head of the Central United Front Department of the Communist Party of China by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

On February 28, Mr. Ling was removed from the position of Vice Chairman of the CPPCC./.

(According to VN+)