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China assistant foreign minister sacked

Ministry website says Zhang Kunsheng under investigation and 'suspected of violating discipline'

Published Fri, Jan 2, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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A CHINESE assistant foreign minister has been dismissed from his post and placed under investigation, Beijing said on Friday, amid a much-publicised anti-corruption campaign.

Zhang Kunsheng, one of four officials with the title, was "suspected of violating discipline", the foreign ministry said in a brief post on its website, using a phrase often employed as a euphemism for corruption.

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