New York Times: Mr. Ma, a former party secretary for China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, is now the third member of the top governing Politburo to be ousted from office as China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, directs his anti-corruption drive toward the uppermost levels of his government.
Mr. Ma’s expulsion represents a downfall from the highest echelons of power in China. For many years he was one of the country’s most promising political elites, making his mark as an engineer and scientist…