China provincial leader under party investigation

China's ruling Communist Party says it has placed a vice governor of a central province under internal investigation, making him the latest senior official to come under scrutiny in an anti-graft crackdown.

The party's anti-corruption commission said in a one-sentence statement on its website today that Hubei province's vice-governor Guo Youming is being investigated for "suspected serious disciplinary violations."

The vague term is often shorthand in official Chinese announcements for allegations of corruption by a government official.

Guo's official profile on the Hubei government website says he was in charge of the province's land and resources management and a project to divert water from China's flood-prone south to its arid north, among other responsibilities.
 

Authorities have announced a series of investigations into senior and lower level officials this year.