According to a report in the South China Morning Post (sub required), Wang Tongzhi, an official from Shanxi committed suicide while attending a meeting of party officials in Beijing: “Although it was not immediately clear what drove Mr Wang to claim his own life, sources said speculation had centred on a possible connection with corruption scandals, rampant among personnel officials in other provinces.”
Cadre kills himself by jumping from hotel
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 8, 2005