BEIJING, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Ling Jihua, former Chinese President Hu Jintao's most trusted advisor, is under investigation in a corruption probe.
The senior Communist Party official is the latest high-ranking leader to be accused of "suspected serious disciplinary violations," the Chinese media's code word for corruption, and a sign current President Xi Jinping has the confidence and support to detain China's most powerful officials in his campaign against corruption. Ling, 58, was, in effect, Hu's chief of staff.