A top party official once considered a contender to succeed China’s current leader has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. On Friday, Chinese state media reported that the party’s anti-corruption body charged Sun Zhengcai with accepting bribes, abusing his powers to benefit his relations, using sex to gain power, among others.
Sun was removed from his position as Party Secretary of Chongqing City back in July. The Party announced that he was officially under investigation for “severe violations of discipline.”
