China probes boss of phone firm China Telecom

China’s anti-graft authority yesterday announced an investigation into the chairman of China Telecom, the latest high-ranking official to be targeted by the Communist Party as President Xi Jinping cracks down on corruption.

Chang Xiaobing is suspected of severe disciplinary violations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement issued yesterday.

Mr Chang, 58, has only been the chairman and chief executive officer of China Telecom, the country´s third-largest wireless carrier, since September.