Zhou Chenghu, a leading Chinese cartographic scientist and former deputy director at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been detained by anti-corruption authorities. He is under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary violations.

China’s leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu – the former deputy director of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) – has been detained by anti-corruption authorities. According to a notice posted on Monday by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top internal disciplinary and supervisory body, Zhou is under investigation by central and local anti-corruption bodies for “suspected serious...