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What Provoked the Downfall of Yet Another Corrupt CCP Senior Official?

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What Provoked the Downfall of Yet Another Corrupt CCP Senior Official?
A Chinese policeman stands guard outside Zhongnanhai, the central headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party and living quarters for the top CCP officials, in Beijing in a file photo. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Wang Youqun
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On April 12, Shi Wenqing, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Congress (SCJPPC), was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, according to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media. What actually provoked Shi’s downfall?

Wang Youqun
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.
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