BEIJING -- China said Friday that the highest-ranking official so far this year is under investigation for corruption, news that came just a day after a former vice governor was expelled from the ruling Communist Party.
Latest target is one of few high-ranking ethnic minorities and was rising star

Nur Bekri is the highest-ranking official to come under investigation by China's graft agency this year.
BEIJING -- China said Friday that the highest-ranking official so far this year is under investigation for corruption, news that came just a day after a former vice governor was expelled from the ruling Communist Party.