China's ruling Communist Party has expelled Wang Yilin, former chairman and party secretary of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp, for discipline violations, state media said on Wednesday. China's ruling Communist Party has expelled Wang Yilin, former chairman and party secretary of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp, for discipline violations, state media said on Wednesday. He also accepted travel arranged by private entrepreneurs on multiple occasions, the report said. Wang's case will be transferred to prosecutors for investigation in accordance with the law, state media said. CNPC said in a statement late on Wednesday that it "firmly supports" the decision, adding that the ruling shows the Party's "zero-tolerance" stance on corruption.

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Persons: China's, Wang Yilin, Wang, CNPC Organizations: Communist Party, China National Petroleum Corp, Reuters