BEIJING - A former provincial-level official of East China's Jiangsu province has been expelled from the Communist Party of CHina (CPC) for suspected regulation and criminal offenses, the the top anti-graft body said Friday.

Approved by the CPC Central Committee, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) filed and investigated the case of Zhao Shaolin, former member of the standing committee of the CPC Jiangsu provincial committee and secretary-general of the provincial Party committee.