Two More Officials From Corruption-Plagued Chinese City Fall Under Graft Probe

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What’s new: Two more current and former top-level officials from Qujing, a prefecture-level city in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, have been placed under graft probes, the latest among scores from the local government leadership investigated in the past 18 months.

The duo — Vice Mayor Chen Zhi and a former vice chairman of the city’s people’s congress standing committee, Bi Shangpeng — are being investigated by the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection (YCDI), according to statements published by the graft buster on Tuesday.

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Two top officials, Vice Mayor Chen Zhi and former Vice Chairman Bi Shangpeng, are under graft probes in Qujing, Yunnan.
The investigations are part of a broader campaign, with at least 46 officials investigated since October 2022.
Other notable figures under investigation include a senior judge, a state-owned company chairman, and a local political consultative body chairman.

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Who’s Who

Qujing Development Investment Group Co. Ltd.: The chairman of state-owned Qujing Development Investment Group Co. Ltd. is among three prominent figures in Qujing being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law,” implying corruption. This information was announced by the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection (YCDI).

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What Happened When

October 2022：: At least 46 current or former officials in Qujing have been investigated following the party’s 20th National Congress.

June 2024：: Yunnan’s Executive Vice Governor Li Shisong fell under probe.

By July 9, 2024：: The chairman of Qujing's legislature and a former deputy party secretary turned themselves in to anti-corruption investigators, and another vice mayor was placed under probe.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024：: Statements published by the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection (YCDI) announced that Vice Mayor Chen Zhi and former vice chairman of the city’s people’s congress standing committee Bi Shangpeng were being investigated.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024：: Three other prominent figures in Qujing, including a senior judge, the chairman of Qujing Development Investment Group Co. Ltd., and chairman of the political consultative body of Shizong county, were announced to be under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

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