BEIJING: China expelled a former top Xinjiang official from the ruling Communist Party and removed him from all his posts over corruption allegations, including nepotism, bribery, and paying for sex, state media said Tuesday. Ma Xingrui, 66, was a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo, a top decision-making body headed by President Xi Jinping that effectively runs the country. The Politburo approved a report by the party’s anti-corruption watchdog that set out a long list of allegations against Ma, who has been under investigation since April, state news agency Xinhua said.

The former Xinjiang chief is the third top-tier official from the 20th Central Committee to fall, accused by the state of amassing massive bribes, trading power for sex, and…

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A senior official has been expelled from China’s ruling Communist Party, state media said Tuesday, the latest to fall in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption…