China punishes officials over poverty-relief violations in Zhangjiakou

China has punished several senior officials in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, over poverty-relief violations, the top discipline inspection agency of the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced Wednesday.

Major irregularities were found, including incomplete implementation of decisions made by the CPC Central Committee, failure to rectify existing poverty relief problems and lax supervision or administration, according to a statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

At least 11 officials in Zhangjiakou have been held accountable for the violations.

Hui Jian, secretary of Zhangjiakou Municipal Committee of the CPC, and Mayor Wu Weidong were asked to make self-criticisms, while deputy secretary of the municipal Party committee Liu Baoqi and Vice Mayor Yan Wanglin were given warnings.

Party and government chiefs as well as disciplinary agency heads in Yuxian and Kangbao, two counties in Zhangjiakou, were also punished with a measure of Party discipline or with administrative sanctions, including warnings or dismissals.