Xi Jinping Ousts Third Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks

Ma ​Xingrui, a member of China's elite Politburo who had risen rapidly through the ranks after ‌working as a rocket scientist, is under investigation over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline". China is stepping up its years-long fight to root out corruption with the purge of sitting members of the Politburo, the ruling Communist Party's decision-making body, with Ma ​the third member targeted in the past six months.