<p>A long-time colleague of Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan is under investigation for corruption and suspected of "serious" violation of the law, Chinese authorities have announced.</p>.<p>Dong Hong served as a senior disciplinary inspector under Wang until 2017, when Wang was chief of China's anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection (CCDI).</p>.<p>The CCDI, in a one-line statement on its website on Friday, said Dong was "suspected serious violation of laws and party rule".</p>.<p>Dong could not be reached for comment.</p>.<p>Public information on Dong's career is scarce, though state media articles date his relationship with Wang back to the 1990s.</p>.<p>President Xi Jinping has overseen a fierce anti-graft drive, which was spearheaded by Wang and his officials in the years after Xi took over the presidency in 2012.</p>.<p>Wang, who is known to be close to Xi, was appointed Vice President in 2018.</p>.<p>Investigations against former officials are not unusual in China, though they rarely target those in close proximity to high-level serving politicians.</p>
<p>A long-time colleague of Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan is under investigation for corruption and suspected of "serious" violation of the law, Chinese authorities have announced.</p>.<p>Dong Hong served as a senior disciplinary inspector under Wang until 2017, when Wang was chief of China's anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection (CCDI).</p>.<p>The CCDI, in a one-line statement on its website on Friday, said Dong was "suspected serious violation of laws and party rule".</p>.<p>Dong could not be reached for comment.</p>.<p>Public information on Dong's career is scarce, though state media articles date his relationship with Wang back to the 1990s.</p>.<p>President Xi Jinping has overseen a fierce anti-graft drive, which was spearheaded by Wang and his officials in the years after Xi took over the presidency in 2012.</p>.<p>Wang, who is known to be close to Xi, was appointed Vice President in 2018.</p>.<p>Investigations against former officials are not unusual in China, though they rarely target those in close proximity to high-level serving politicians.</p>