China probes senior defence and space administrator in widening purge

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China has launched an investigation into Bian Zhigang, deputy head of its defence industry and national space administration, for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations. The purge is part of a wider anti-corruption effort by the country's watchdog.

BEIJING, June 24 - The deputy head of China's defence industry administration and its national space administration, Bian Zhigang, is under investigation for \"suspected serious violations of discipline and law\", the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.