BEIJING: China’s former Internet czar, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his tenure, has become the latest top Communist Party figure to be ensnared in the country’s anti-corruption drive.
The party’s anti-graft agency said in a brief statement on its website on Tuesday that Lu Wei, 57, was being investigated for suspected “severe disciplinary violations”.
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