Party expels former anti-graft official

Li Gang, a former senior anti-graft official, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for seriously violating Party disciplines and national laws, according to an official statement released on Monday. Li was previously head of the discipline inspection and supervision team that was sent to work at the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision. The decision followed an investigation by the CPC CCDI and the NCS. Li was found to have violated the Party's frugality rules, sought benefits for others in the selection and appointment of officials and engaged in profit-making activities illegally. He also abused his power to seek undue benefits for others in business operations, project contracting and job adjustments, and received large sums of money and valuables in return. His illicit gains will be confiscated, and the case will be transferred to the procuratorial authorities for examination and prosecution, according to the statement.

Ex-volleyball chief sentenced to prison

Li Quanqiang, former head of the volleyball administrative center under the State General Administration of Sport, was sentenced to 10 years and three months in prison for bribery, a court in Jiangsu province announced on Monday. The verdict was announced by the Yangzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu. Li was also fined 800,000 yuan ($109,404). The illegal gains from his bribery crimes were confiscated and turned over to the national treasury, the court said. Public information showed that Li, a 62-year-old native of Liaoning province, had worked for the country's sports bodies for about four decades. From February 2017 to August 2022, he served as head of the volleyball administrative center.

Cross-border travel surges during holiday

China saw 2.07 million inbound and outbound trips per day during the Qingming Festival holiday, an increase of 19.7 percent year-on-year, the National Immigration Administration said on Monday. During the three-day holiday that began on Friday, China's border inspection agencies recorded 6.21 million cross-border trips, according to the administration. The number of such trips made by foreigners reached 697,000, up 39.5 percent compared with 2024, the NIA said.

Xinhua