<span style="color: #222222;">China has expelled former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from the Communist Party and dismissed him from his official positions. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection today. The country's graft watchdog in a statement said, Meng has no party principle nor does he report personal matters in accordance with regulations and refuses to implement the decision of the Party Central Committee. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 65-year-old, who had been living in France, resigned as Interpol president after being detained by the Chinese authorities. In October, Chinese authorities said Mr Meng was being investigated over suspected bribe-taking.</span><br />''