According to Beijing News, a post on iyaxin.com, a news website and the biggest online forum in Xinjiang, alleged that Qi had given his two mistresses jobs and used funds to rent an apartment for them in an up-market community.
Although the post was quickly deleted, the information has been widely circulated on the Internet.
"Online posts and comments are both true and false," said Duan Liang, a professor with the Party School in Xinjiang.
"How to sift the true from the false and better fight corruption via the Internet is a challenge for the Party and the government," Duan said.
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