Senior Chinese securities regulatory official under probe

BEIJING - Li Liang, a senior official with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is being investigated for alleged violations of laws and disciplines, according to the top anti-graft body.

Li is the head of the CSRC investor protection bureau, and the investigation is in line with a decision made by the CSRC branch of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said a statement published Monday on the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.