Political Corruption · Full chronicle and history

On November 5, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced that the case of Ma Xingrui, former member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and former Party Secretary of Xinjiang, suspected of bribery, has been filed for public prosecution by the Yichang Municipal People's Procuratorate in Hubei Province to the Yichang Intermediate People's Court. Prosecutors allege that he took advantage of his positions as a senior executive at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Party Secretary of Shenzhen, Governor of Guangdong, and member of the Political Bureau to illegally accept property, involving an exceptionally large amount.

On October 15, the Dalian Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Wang Shaocheng, former secretary of the leading Party members group and director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, had been expelled from the Party, stating that he privately kept and read materials involving serious political problems and was also suspected of accepting bribes; the specific content of the materials was not disclosed.

On the afternoon of October 13, Liu Jinguo, Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Secretariat and Director of the National Supervisory Commission, acting on behalf of the top leadership, questioned Vice President Han Zheng about the Huang Qifan case.

He Xinyuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and General Manager of Genertec Machine Tool Co., Ltd., is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.

From August 12, 2026, it was widely reported online that Zhao Haifeng, a China Merchants Shekou executive in Zhejiang, and Yu Tingdong, deputy head of Hangzhou's Binjiang District, allegedly committed sexual assault and seriously injured a woman at a business drinking gathering; the official's résumé was taken down.

A Caixin report reveals the money-making network of the fallen former Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui: facilitated by associates Ma Xingquan and Ma Shaofu, operated by white glove Wang Zhanjiang, using the state-owned enterprise credentials of Hu Donghai and CITIC Real Estate to acquire land, and then cashing out through Evergrande and Vanke.

Official announcement states that Ma Xingrui, a doctor of mechanics who previously governed Guangdong and Xinjiang and served as a member of the Political Bureau, has been expelled from the Party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law, and transferred to procuratorial organs for prosecution. His aerospace background has drawn widespread attention.

Official CCP reports on July 14 stated that former Xinjiang party secretary Ma Xingrui was expelled from the Communist Party and removed from public office for serious violations of discipline and law, involving allegations of condoning relatives in seeking massive benefits and family corruption.

Ma Xingrui has been formally expelled from both the Party and public office. His problems fall mainly into four categories: relatives, staff around him, cadre appointments, and project contracting. The announcement noted that he did not truthfully explain his problems during the inquiry.

Ma Xingrui was officially announced to be "expelled from the Party and public office" (expelled from Party membership and dismissed from public office). The notification disclosed issues involving his relatives, close staff, cadre appointments, and engineering contracts, and pointed out that he did not truthfully explain issues during organizational inquiries.

Lan Haiping, General Manager of Guizhou Energy Group, has fallen and is under investigation, involving multiple large photovoltaic projects and tens of billions of yuan in capital flows.

Overseas reports allege that Peng Liyuan directed her close friend's husband, Ma Xingrui, to allocate 100 billion in black funds in Guangdong and Xinjiang, and, through an introduction by Mao Amin, helped the Zhongzhi Group siphon off trillions in hard-earned money from the public.

Xu Yanbin, director of the Poyang Lake Water Control Hub Construction Office in Jiangxi Province, was placed under review and investigation on March 24. Officials said he voluntarily reported his issues to the organization.

On December 21, Guo Dianli, a former curator at the Nanjing Museum, filed a real-name report against former director Xu Huping, accusing him of massively and illegally embezzling and smuggling cultural relics relocated from the Palace Museum during his tenure, and selling them to overseas businessmen and domestic artifact dealers for huge profits.

Zhang Jianhua, subordinate to Ma Xingrui at the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, has been investigated and expelled from the CCP for accepting gifts and money and seeking profits for relatives.

Wu Yansheng, the deputy of Ma Xingrui during his tenure at the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, had his National CPPCC membership revoked.

Beijing ZhanYing Information Technology Co., Ltd., chaired by Ma Xingrui's younger brother Ma Xingquan, has completed its deregistration procedures.

Three days after acquiring full equity in the Yuemeng project, Huacheng Group resold it to Evergrande, with the transaction involving an M&A fund established by CITIC Bank.

Wang Zhanjiang founded Shenzhen Huasheng Investment Co., Ltd., and within less than four weeks the company cooperated with CITIC Real Estate and others to establish Shenzhen Xinghuo Xinteng Real Estate Co., Ltd., obtaining a credit endorsement for the Shenzhen old city renovation project.

According to Lang Xianping's own account in October 2006, while hosting a television program at the end of 2005 he received an anonymous email reporting the misappropriation of Shanghai's social security fund and drawing attention to businessman Zhang Rongkun; the central authorities began investigating the case in early 2006.