Former boss of China's major automaker FAW expelled from CPC, office

Xu Jianyi, former chairman of major Chinese automaker FAW Group, has been expelled from the Party and public office for graft, the country's top anti-graft body said Thursday.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) found that he was in "serious breach of integrity and self-discipline rules" by accepting cash gifts, and he embezzled state interests and accepted bonus in house purchasing.

His case has been handed over to judicial authorities, the CCDI said in a statement.