The AP gives an update on the case against Kang Rixin, the head of the government’s nuclear power project, who has been investigated for corruption:
No reason was given for the dismissal of Kang Rixin, the general manager of China National Nuclear Corporation — the biggest owner of nuclear power plants in China. He was under investigation for “grave violations of discipline,” a standard Communist Party term referring to graft and abuse of power, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Friday.
The Organization Department of the Communist Party appointed Sun Qin, 56, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, in Kang’s place, the report said.
The Communist Party’s Central Committee announced earlier this month that Kang was being investigated. He had been head of the company since September 2003.
