A national political advisor in China is being probed for suspected law and discipline violations, authorities said Friday.
Yang Gang is under investigation for "suspected serious law and discipline violations", Xinhua quoted the discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as saying.
Yang is the deputy director of the Committee for Economic Affairs of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), according to a statement posted on the website of CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.