German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) and China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L) watch as Volkswagen AG board member Jochem Heizmann (R) and Xu Jianyi of First Automotive Works exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin October 10, 2014. Merkel urged China on Friday to ensure fair access for German firms to Chinese markets as well as greater freedom for media and respect for human rights. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR49PNB
BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairman of one of China's top state-owned automakers, FAW Group Corp, and a senior provincial official are being investigated for "violating party discipline", the Communist Party said on Sunday, employing its usual euphemism for corruption.
After taking over as party and military chief in late 2012, President Xi Jinping declared war on corruption at all levels in China, vowing to go after powerful "tigers" and lowly "flies". Scores of senior officials have been brought down by the campaign, including former security tsar Zhou Yongkang.
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