News analysis Formally arrested on Nov. 5, the charges facing Chinese former vice-minister of public security Sun Lijun go beyond the usual accusations of embezzlement, collecting bribes, and other “violations of discipline” that officials in the communist regime have typically found themselves paying the price for in leader Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign. Sun, who lost his post and his Chinese Communist Party membership as announced in a scathing Sept. 30 notice issued by the CCP’s central disciplinary agency, was said to have “never stayed true to the Party’s ideals and faith” and deceived Beijing while harboring dangerous “political ambitions.” His abuse of power as a police official “seriously undermined Party unity, and endangered political security.” On Oct. 2, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced an investigation into Fu Zhenghua for “serious violations of Party discipline.” Fu, who had served as vice minister of public security prior to Sun, …