The leadership of Shanxi province on Saturday backed the nationwide anti-corruption campaign hours after it was revealed that two senior officials were being investigated.

The country's top anti-graft watchdog announced that Chen Chuanping, 52, and Nie Chunyu, 59, members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Shanxi Provincial Committee, are being probed over suspected serious violations of discipline and the law, which is often a euphemism for corruption. Chen is also Party chief in the provincial capital of Taiyuan.

The province's top leaders convened after the announcement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.