Sun Huaishan Senior Political Advisor under Probe for Suspected Discipline Offenses

Sun Huaishan， a former senior political adviser， has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office， according to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Sun， 65， was a former member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference National Committee， and formerly head of the Committee for Hong Kong， Macao and Taiwan Compatriots and Overseas Chinese of the CPPCC National Committee.

According to a statement released by the CCDI， he had severely violated political disciplines and Party rules， spoken inappropriately of the Partys key policies， formed cliques and obstructed the investigation into him.

He was found to have violated the Partys frugality code， attended banquets paid for with public spending and asked other organizations to use public funds to cover the cost of tours for his relatives， the statement said.

He was also accused of accepting money and gifts and abusing his power to seek benefits for his sons business operations， as well as taking advantage of his posts to seek benefits for others as well and accepting cash or gifts in return.

As a Party member， he was “disloyal to the Party” and “greedy”， according to the statement.

The qualification of Sun as a delegate to the 18th CPC National Congress will also be terminated and his ill-gotten gains will be confiscated， according to the CCDI.

His case has been transferred to the judicial authority for further investigation， the CCDI said.