A Party chief suspected of corruption in Shandong province has been placed under investigation.

Wang Min, Party chief in Jinan, is the first official at the provincial level to be investigated in the province since the nationwide anti-graft campaign began in 2012. He is suspected of "serious violations of party discipline and laws", terms often used to signify corruption.

Wang, 58, a native of Shandong, is also one of the alternate members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the country's top political body.