Key facts
- Dai Beifang, former chairman of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.
- He has also been referred to prosecutors.
- Dai Beifang was investigated for alleged serious violations of party rules and law.
- This action is part of China's ongoing anticorruption campaign.
Dai Beifang, the former chairman of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and referred to prosecutors. The announcement was made by China's top anticorruption agency on June 22, stating that Dai was under investigation for alleged serious violations of party rules and law. This development marks him as the latest high-ranking official in Guangdong province to be implicated in the country's ongoing anticorruption campaign.