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Scholar: China determined to eradicate corruption

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The anti-graft authority has its sights set on Su Shulin, governor of east China's Fujian Province.

It was announced Wednesday that Su, 53, was under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violations," an accusation that is usually followed by expulsion from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and prosecution.

Starting out as a geologist in the 1980s, by 2007 Su was general manager of China's largest oil refiner, Sinopec. He moved into provincial government in 2011, assuming the post of Fujian governor.

His last public appearance was on Sept. 30, when he visited a war cemetery.

The CPC knows that it must be a clean and disease-free organization to ensure continued public support, said Xin Ming, a politics expert at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

Su's case underscores the Party's commitment to eradicating corruption, he said.

"Some people may be under the impression that the graft campaign only nets former or retired officials. Rest assured, anyone who violates the Party's code of conduct or the laws of China, no matter whether they are incumbent or retired, high or low -- they will be targeted," Xin told Xinhua.

The oil sector is on the radar of anti-corruption investigators. Earlier, several high-ranking managers of oil companies had been investigated and punished. Endi