President of China Coal Energy Co. under probe

The president of China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Gao Jianjun, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of the Party’s disciplines, China’s anti-graft authority said Thursday.

The news was released on websites of both the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

The Shanghai-listed company is a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Corporation, a major state coal producer in China.