Chinese ex-mayor to be prosecuted for "discipline breaches"

The former mayor of the Chinese port of Tianjin has been expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for "serious discipline breaches", the party's anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday. Huang Xingguo, 63, was placed under investigation on suspicion of the same charge, which is a euphemism for corruption, in September 2016, while he was acting party chief for the city. Since assuming office four years ago, President Xi Jinping has waged battle against deep-seated graft, warning, as