Probe Into Electricity Chief May Foreshadow Downfall of Former Powerful Party Official

Probe Into Electricity Chief May Foreshadow Downfall of Former Powerful Party Official
Frank Fang
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An investigation into the head of China’s largest state-owned electric utilities company could signal the beginning of the end for the Chinese regime’s powerful former vice chairman.

Liu Zhenya, the chairman of State Grid Corporation of China, is allegedly being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)—the Communist Party’s anti-corruption agency—according to an exclusive report from overseas Chinese news website Bowen Press.

Liu Zhenya, president of China's State Grid Corporation, gives a speech during a signing ceremony at the Portuguese Finance Ministry in Lisbon on Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)
Liu Zhenya, president of China's State Grid Corporation, gives a speech during a signing ceremony at the Portuguese Finance Ministry in Lisbon on Feb. 22, 2012. AP Photo/ Francisco Seco
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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