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Anticorruption authorities come knocking for ag minister Tang Renjian

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The anticorruption watchdog (CCDI) has placed China's agriculture minister, Tang Renjian, under investigation.

A one-line announcement from the CCDI on Saturday indicated Tang is suspected of "serious violations of discipline and law."

Tang is the latest in a long list of high-level officials targ...