A Commerce Ministry official has been put under investigation on suspicion of taking a golf outing paid for by a company and is alleged to have violated Party disciplines.

Wang Shenyang, head of the department of outbound investment and economic cooperation, is being probed by the anti-graft department of the ministry, according to an announcement on the ministry's website on Tuesday.

According to a Party rule to fight extravagance, there should be "no welcome banners, no red carpets, no floral arrangements or grand receptions for officials' visits" and spending on officials' activities should be kept to a minimum.