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    China arrests former vice finance minister for graft

    China has arrested a former vice finance minister for suspected corruption, its top prosecutor said on Friday.

    >>Reuters
    Published : 19 Oct 2018, 12:39 PM
    Updated : 19 Oct 2018, 12:39 PM

    Zhang Shaochun has been under investigation for “serious violation of discipline and law”, the graft watchdog said, in a long-running corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping.

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