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Sun Zhengcai Indicted for Corruption

Former Politburo member Sun Zhengcai has been charged with corruption, becoming “the highest-level serving official to be prosecuted in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign,” according to AP. Sun was a rising star in the Party who was appointed Chongqing Party chief to replace Bo Xilai, who was dismissed from office and later sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption. Sun was considered a contender for a coveted place on the