2026-10-18
According to X user @__Inty__, when responding to questions about whether Trump's business interests influence presidential decisions and whether there is corruption in the White House, US Vice President JD Vance stated clearly that he has never seen any evidence of corruption by Trump or by this administration, rejecting the related allegations.
2026-10-13
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.
2026-09-30
Yi Huiman, former chairman of the Chinese Communist Party's Securities Regulatory Commission, was officially transferred to prosecutors and indicted on September 30 on suspicion of accepting bribes and sex-for-power transactions.
2026-09-30
On September 30, according to official media reports, the Supreme People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision against Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), on suspicion of accepting bribes, and designated the Qingdao Municipal People's Procuratorate to review and prosecute the case. Recently, an indictment was filed with the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court, accusing him of illegally accepting huge amounts of property by exploiting the privileges of his positions at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the CSRC.
2026-09-29
Investigative reporter Liu Hu wrote on September 29 that Wang Yufeng, the whistleblower in the case of Huawel Microelectronics' illegal and non-compliant information disclosure, was taken away by Jilin police from Shanghai in November 2022 and has been detained for nearly four years. The case has entered the CSRC's proposed whistleblower reward list; as of September 23, the trial had lasted a cumulative 107 days, and several of Wang Yufeng's sealed companies have become substantively bankrupt.
2026-09-29
According to a report by Liu Hu, Wang Yufeng continuously reported Hao Jun, the former head of the economic crime investigation unit who handled his case, while in detention. Materials from another case presented at trial showed that Hao Jun had accepted a 20 million yuan bribe from Xia Zengwen, chairman of Huawai Electronics. Hao Jun has already been sentenced to 13 years and 8 months for accepting bribes.
2026-09-16
On September 16, the discipline inspection and supervision team of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the Agricultural Bank of China announced that Wang Qingshan, former general manager of the Assets and Liabilities Management Department of the Agricultural Bank of China, has been expelled from the Party for privately reading books with serious political problems over a long period and illegally accepting huge amounts of property.
2026-09-14
According to an ICIJ investigation, days after Meng Wanzhou was indicted by the United States in February 2019, ICBC's London branch urgently convened nine employees on a Saturday, bypassing internal compliance procedures to remit more than $1.3 billion in Huawei deposits back to China; compliance officers raised risk warnings, but the Beijing headquarters insisted on proceeding with the transaction.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-14
According to an ICIJ investigation, while Zhang Hongli, a former executive director of ICBC, was in office, his former employer Deutsche Bank accused him of transferring $3.9 million to a company owned by relatives; ICBC did not pursue the matter and instead promoted him to become the main driving force behind Belt and Road financing. Zhang Hongli was later sentenced by a Chinese court to a suspended death penalty for accepting bribes.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-12
Xie Wenhui, former chairman of Chongqing Yufu Holdings, is under investigation, providing a breakthrough for the subsequent investigation into the Huang Qifan case.
2026-09
Wu Jian, former chairman of Southwest Securities, and Xie Wenhui, a relevant person in charge at Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, were successively placed under investigation, and several key figures in Chongqing's financial circle have been brought down.
2026-08-20
Xu Jiayin, former chairman of Evergrande Group, was sentenced to life imprisonment, and his two sons, Xu Zhijian and Xu Tenghe, were also sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment.
2026-08-20
On August 20, He Xiong, director of the Henan Provincial Government General Office, the deputy mayor of Heze in Shandong, and the former president of the Agricultural Bank of China's Jilin Branch were placed on a list for handling.
2026-08
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Xu Yiding, former deputy governor of the Agricultural Development Bank of China, has been expelled from the Party and removed from office, and handed over to prosecutorial authorities, on suspicion of trading power for money in areas such as credit approval and personnel recruitment.
2026-07-31
Former Finance Minister Lou Jiwei is under investigation. The program said Lou once served under Zhu Rongji and had criticized "Made in China 2025" and the pandemic lockdowns.
2026-07-31
Xin Baoan, former chairman of State Grid, was taken away in Beijing after returning from New York.此前 news of his participation in government activities in Hangzhou had previously been reported.
2026-07-19
The former deputy secretary of the Party committee and former president of the China Development Bank, Ouyang Weimin, is under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations. The case is believed to involve senior party figures, prompting external interpretations of Caixin's related reports and attention to former associates of Wang Qishan.
2026-07
Fang Xinghai, former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), was placed under investigation in July 2026, becoming another senior official to fall in the Chinese Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign in the financial sector.
2026-07
Former Shanghai Stock Exchange Deputy General Manager Fang Xinghai and more than 100 related officials were taken down by the authorities over issues including insider trading.
2026-07
According to the source material, in July 2026, Ouyang Weimin, former head of China Development Bank, was placed under investigation.
2026-06-15
The CCDI reported the violation of conducting financing trade by Liu Xuewu, former general manager of Inner Mongolia Communications Group, coordinating with Wang Yong's research group to create a deterrent effect.
2026-06-13
According to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision, Yu Xiaoping, former member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the People's Insurance Company of China, is suspected of severe violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.
2026-06
Ran Hailing, former president of Bank of Chongqing who took part in financial reform and the disposal of non-performing assets during Huang Qifan's tenure, has been brought down.
2026-04-30
Yi Huiman was expelled from the Party and public office; the communique mentioned relatives seeking personal gain through listing approvals, financing and loans.
2026-04-28
On April 28, 2026, Li Yunze was announced as removed from his posts of Party Secretary and Director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration; the next day his information was deleted from the leadership section of the official website, and he was later stripped of his status as a deputy to the National People's Congress.
2026-04-15
In mid-April 2026, the former chairman of China's Aviation Industry Corporation was sentenced to death for corruption and malfeasance. The group is the main producer of most of China's combat aircraft.
2026-04
Ruan Lu, who had long served in Chongqing's financial system, has been investigated for using approvals of financial institution qualifications and recommendations for corporate listings to amass huge amounts of property.
2026-03
Deputy Director of the State Financial Supervision Administration Zhou Liang falls; he worked with Wang Qishan for as long as 20 years.
2025-10
In October 2025, Guo Xudong, the retired former deputy director of the China Securities Regulatory Commission's (CSRC) Department of Issuance Supervision, turned himself in.
2025-09-28
On September 28, 2025, in Hujiatun Village, Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, a village official exploited his position as an agent at a China Construction Bank branch to secretly transfer tens of millions of yuan of villagers’ pension savings into a personal account and absconded with the money, leaving many elderly residents in dire straits.
2025-09-05
On September 5, multiple media outlets confirmed that Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has been taken away for investigation on suspicion of corruption, marking the second probe of him this year. Sources familiar with the matter said it is related to his relatives interfering in IPOs and internal corruption at ICBC. During his tenure, he oversaw 1,838 A-share IPOs with a total value exceeding 11 trillion yuan.
2025-04-30
Incumbent CSRC Vice Chairman Wang Jianjun is under investigation.
2025-04-12
Wang Qunshan, a wealth manager at a Postal Savings Bank in Shangqiu, Henan Province, was found dead by hanging early the next morning after his superiors discovered problems in his work and he was spoken to by leaders; subsequently, his economic crime of embezzling more than 10 million yuan of depositors' funds came to light.
2024-12-13
The Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province, announced the first-instance verdict in the case of Li Tie. Li Tie was convicted of crimes including accepting bribes and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His status as a non-state personnel has sparked external discussions about the football association system.
2024-02
Former Party Committee Secretary and President of China Merchants Bank, Tian Huiyu, sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
2022-07-07
SOHO China announced in a filing that Chief Financial Officer Ni Huiyang is under investigation for suspected insider trading in the company's shares, and assets have been forced to remain within China.
2021-02
The Wall Street Journal reported that Ant Group's equity structure includes capital linked to political families, including Boyu Capital, which was co-founded by Alvin Jiang.
2018-04-12
The first-instance trial of Sun Zhengcai's bribery case opened at the Tianjin No. 1 Intermediate People's Court on April 12, 2018; online posts claim that evidence footage played in court showed Zhang Jun as one of those who offered bribes, a claim not seen in any public reports.
2016-02-05
According to a report by Caixin, Zhang Jun, chairman of Fuide Insurance Holdings, was taken away by relevant authorities on February 5, 2016 to assist in an investigation; market rumors linked the case to Liu Zhigeng, vice governor of Guangdong Province.
2015
Che Feng, who acted as a wealth management agent for multiple red-family elites, was taken away for investigation in 2015. He was involved in massive capital operations including Haitong Securities and Ping An Insurance.
2011
Shenzhen Metro Group completely transferred up to 60% of the state-owned shares in the Dongmen Old Street overhead property project to Yuanwei Industry, turning the project into private property for the elite.
2009-12
Li Botan founded the Moutai Club in a government-owned courtyard house in Beijing, gathering red aristocrats, financial tycoons, and private entrepreneurs to form a covert organizational platform connecting power and capital.
2008-06
In June 2008, Wang Yi, Vice President of the China Development Bank, who had been in a relationship with Liu Fangfei and paid off her mortgage, was taken away by a special investigation team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for 'shuanggui' (a form of detention for party members). He was later sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in 2010.
2006-10
In October 2006, Li Wei was taken into police custody on suspicion of evading tax payments; she was reportedly close to Chen Tonghai, then chairman of Sinopec.
2006-09-24
On September 24, 2006, the CCP Central Committee decided to remove Chen Liangyu from his posts as Secretary of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee and others, and to place him under investigation, on suspicion of misappropriating Shanghai social security fund investments.
2005
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.
2003-01
Yu Xiaoping was transferred from the head office to serve as the president of the China Development Bank Shenzhen Branch. He ruled locally for seven years, leading massive and enormous policy-backed loans for projects such as the Shenzhen Metro.
2003
Jia Qinglin served as a member of the CCP Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for 10 consecutive years starting from 2003. During this period and thereafter, his son-in-law Li Botan managed the family's wealth through offshore companies and white-glove agents.
1999
Li Wei met Wang Yi, then vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), through Li Jiating, and afterwards began taking heavy positions in listed companies under Sinopec.
1990
According to the video, after receiving a capital injection, Three Gorges Bank was allegedly used for stock trading, which later resulted in losses; some of the people involved fled overseas and others were arrested.