BEIJING, July 30 -- Chen Tiexin, a senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, has been removed from his post for suspected serious discipline and law violations, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced Wednesday.

Chen was vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of CPC said last week that Chen was under investigation for suspected serious discipline and law violations.