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Hangzhou Party boss under investigation

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Don't handle "white gloves" with kid gloves.
On Saturday, the Party discipline watchdog (CCDI) launched an investigation into Hangzhou’s Party secretary Zhou Jiangyong. 
The reason?

We don’t know yet.
But Hangzhou happens to be Alibaba's HQ. 

Rumors have been flying around:

One theory ...