Former Chongqing Mayor Huang Qifan Under Investigation
Former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan is under investigation. Huang Qifan once worked alongside Bo Xilai and Sun Zhengcai, and later moved into economic circles to become a prominent figure.
Former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan is under investigation. Huang Qifan once worked alongside Bo Xilai and Sun Zhengcai, and later moved into economic circles to become a prominent figure.
The website of the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and mayor, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing review and investigation.
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.
The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission issued a notice on the evening of October 13, announcing that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and former mayor of the Chongqing Municipal Government, is undergoing review and investigation.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission officially announced that Huang Qifan, the 74-year-old former mayor of Chongqing, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is under investigation.
Former Chongqing Mayor Huang Qifan was detained at Shenzhen Airport, and it was announced on October 13 that he is under investigation.
Huang Qifan, who served as mayor of Chongqing and was known as an economic adviser, was officially announced on October 13 to be under investigation and taken down, drawing outside attention to the Chinese Communist Party's continued purge of old factions at the top.
Huang Qifan, a former member of the CCP Politburo and former mayor of Chongqing, was announced to be under investigation on the eve of the Fifth Plenum, sparking outside speculation about his authority to interpret the economic line and warnings to talk less about the economy.
On October 13, Xinhua News Agency announced that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and former mayor, is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law.
On October 13, X commentator Jiang Wangzheng posted that Huang Qifan was taken away by a special team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at noon on October 10; the authorities only announced that same day that he was under investigation and review, and Jiang's claim has not been verified.
Bank of Ningbo's Hangzhou branch had planned to hold the "New Quality Productive Forces Empowering Hangzhou Enterprises' High-Quality Development Forum" in Hangzhou on October 26, with Huang Qifan invited as the keynote speaker, but was notified that it had been cancelled due to circumstances; Ming Pao reported on October 13.
After Huang Qifan was reported, political and economic commentator Lu Shezhang claimed that his son held immense power and accumulated vast wealth in Chongqing's state-owned assets and financial sectors; former journalist Jiang Weiping wrote in an article for Radio Free Asia in 2016 that the intermediary for Chongqing Steel's iron ore imports was his son. Neither claim has public evidence or has been verified.
At around 20:00 Beijing time on October 12, the X account “Baiguan Xingshu” posted that former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was under investigation by the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission, about a day before the official announcement; Forefront Society said the account had repeatedly made accurate revelations in advance.
On the evening of October 12, political commentator Cai Shenkun posted on X saying that Huang Qifan had "finally fallen," linking it to the Fifth Plenum and the "Shanghai clique"; authorities did not issue a report until the next day.
On October 12, X user “BlueSky” posted that Huang Qifan had been taken away for investigation; the same day, commentator Jiang Wangzheng said he was “only being questioned at this stage,” and dragged Li Zhanshu into it.