Former Provincial Governor Surrenders to Graft Investigators

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What’s new: A former governor and party chief of South China’s Hainan province has turned himself in to authorities and is being investigated by the country’s top graft busters.

Luo Baoming, 71, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law,” the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement published late Thursday. The phrase is a common euphemism for corruption.

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Former Hainan governor Luo Baoming, 71, turned himself in for investigation over "serious violations of discipline and law," a term often used for corruption.
Luo, who retired in March 2023, last appeared publicly on May 27 and is the first former party secretary of Hainan to face a graft probe since 1988.
Luo's surrender follows the investigation of Liu Xingtai, vice chairman of Hainan’s legislature, in May.

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What Happened When

1975：: Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps was dissolved.

2001：: Luo Baoming was transferred to Hainan.

2007：: Luo Baoming was appointed governor of Hainan.

2011：: Luo Baoming was appointed party secretary of Hainan.

March 2023：: Luo Baoming retired from the role of deputy head of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress.

May 2024：: Liu Xingtai, vice chairman of Hainan’s legislature and former vice governor, became a target of a graft probe.

May 27, 2024：: Luo Baoming last appeared in public, attending a Hainan provincial meeting as a retired official.

July 25, 2024：: The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published a statement detailing the investigation into Luo Baoming for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.

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