An official in charge of poverty alleviation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is being investigated for suspected "severe violation of discipline."
China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) made the announcement on its official website on Wednesday.
Zhao Guoming, 60, was the head of Xinjiang's poverty alleviation office.
Xinjiang has 27 designated "impoverished counties," which receive funding from national poverty alleviation programs each year.
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