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China’s Communist Party Expels Former Agriculture Minister, Citing Corruption

China’s Communist Party Expels Former Agriculture Minister, Citing Corruption
Security guards stand at an entrance to the Great Hall of the People during the sixth plenary session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 18, 2018. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled former Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian, state-run media reported on Nov. 15, following months of investigation under CCP leader Xi Jinping’s so-called anti-corruption campaign.

Tang was removed from his post as minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and placed under investigation, along with several other high-ranking officials, in mid-May.
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.