Qinghai Communist Party official investigated

Wen Guodong, the vice governor of northwestern  Qinghai province, has been put under disciplinary and supervisory investigation by the country's anti-graft body for suspected severe violations of disciplines and laws, Xinhua reports.

Wen, also secretary of the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the Party working committee of the Qaidam circular economy pilot zone, had turned himself in, an official statement said Sunday.

The investigation is being carried out by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.