Crackdown escalates: China opens investigation into former Nexen chief executive


Former CNOOC Ltd international presidents Fang Zhi and Chen Ming face corruption probe

Under investigation: then-Nexen chief executive Fang Zhi (second from left) shows reporters a jar of bitumen at a spill site in Alberta, Canada, in 2015.
Under investigation: then-Nexen chief executive Fang Zhi (second from left) shows reporters a jar of bitumen at a spill site in Alberta, Canada, in 2015.Photo: SCANPIX/REUTERS