If the official is from the military, the investigating body is the People’s Liberation Army’s own Discipline Inspection Commission. Acts that come under scrutiny range from corruption to political disloyalty to extramartial affairs, the watchdog’s announcements issued in the past show. The disappearance is often the first discernible sign that an official has come under investigation by the feared Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – a watchdog under the Chinese Communist Party tasked with policing officials suspected of violating party regulations or state laws. Beijing: The disappearance of China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who is being investigated for corruption, is...