World News | Andrei Lungu, The Washington Post | Saturday October 21, 2017
Until recently, Sun Zhengcai, the party secretary of the metropolis of Chongqing, "the Chicago on the Yangtze," was seen as a possible successor to Xi Jinping. Then, in July, the Communist Party of China launched an investigation against him for corruption, leading to Sun's dismissal from office and the precipitous end to his political career.
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