A prominent television presenter at China’s state broadcaster known for his nationalist commentary has been detained, in a sign that the country’s anti-corruption campaign is reaching deeper into the media industry.
Rui Chenggang, host of financial programmes on China Central Television (CCTV), was taken away by prosecutors on Friday, the People’s Daily, the Communist party’s official newspaper, said on its Twitter account on Saturday.
Li Yong, CCTV’s vice-director for financial news, was also detained, according to the newspaper. The detentions follow the arrest last month of CCTV’s advertising director and director-general of its finance and economics channel, Guo Zhenxi, on suspicion of bribery.