BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) - China has expelled two former

senior government officials from the Communist Party for serious

violations of discipline and law, the country's top anti-graft

watchdog said on Monday.

The actions targeted Wang Jianjun, former vice chairman of

the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Xu Xianping,

former vice director of the National Development and Reform

Commission, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

said in two separate statements.

The watchdog said Wang and Xu were suspected of accepting

bribes, with their cases described as "serious in nature" and

having "malign influence".