3 ‘tigers’ caught in graft net in one day

for taking bribes of about 20 million yuan.

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The Defense Ministry confirmed a bribery investigation against Wang Jianping, the deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military FROMPAGE Commission,1 the top leading body of the People’s Liberationof intellectual Army. property rights

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The announcements about the three cases came ahead of next week’s plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s top discipline watchdog.

Members of the commission will meet in Beijing from Jan 6 to 8 to report on their work in 2016 and discuss tasks for the coming year.

YangWeidong, a law professor at the Chinese Academy of Governance, said: “The news on the three cases on Thursday shows that pressure against graft has not been weakened and date, willthe court remain said. high next year.” Also on Thursday, Xu Gang, former vice-governor of Fujian Xinhua province, contributedwas sentencedto this to 13 story. years Contactin prison the by writeran Anhuiat zhangz hi hao@ china daily.province court for taking bribes of about 20 million yuan.

From 2002 to 2014, Xu abused his official positions to grant favors to enterprises and individuals in business operations and job promotions, the verdict said.

The announcements about the three cases came ahead of next week’s plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s top discipline watchdog.

Yang Weidong, a law professor at the Chinese Academy of Governance, said: “The news on the three cases on Thursday shows that pressure against graft has not been weakened and Onwill remainthe movehigh next year.”