BEIJING, June 3 -- Zhao Zhiyong, a senior official in east China's Jiangxi Province, has been removed from his post for suspected disciplinary violations, authorities said Tuesday.

Zhao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Jiangxi Provincial Committee, was sacked by the CPC Central Committee recently, according to a brief statement by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

The statement did not reveal details about his suspected violations.