Veteran Anti-Graft Official Investigated for Corruption
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Xu Chuanzhi
A veteran graft-buster who spent most of his career policing the Communist Party is now himself under investigation, according to a statement released by China’s top anti-corruption watchdog Tuesday.
Xu Chuanzhi, a former deputy ministerial-level inspector for the party’s central inspection tours, is being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law,” the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission said in a statement on Oct. 14, 2025. The phrase is a common euphemism for corruption.
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- Xu Chuanzhi, a veteran anti-corruption official, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law,” likely corruption, as announced by China’s top anti-graft bodies in October 2025.
- Xu’s probe follows investigations and sentencing of other Ningxia officials, raising the count of senior officials investigated in 2025 to 47.
- Xu led anti-corruption efforts in Ningxia and held various top disciplinary roles before his downfall.
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Who’s Who
- China Export & Credit Insurance Corp.
- China Export & Credit Insurance Corp. was one of the central government bodies that Xu Chuanzhi, as head of the first inspection group for the 19th Central Committee’s inspection tours, led high-profile inspections of. In his feedback, Xu emphasized the need to strengthen supervision over leadership and to resolutely investigate corruption within these agencies.
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What Happened When
- 1982：
- Xu Chuanzhi began his career in the CCDI after graduating from university.
- 2015：
- Xu was appointed head of the CCDI’s inspection group at the National Ethnic Affairs Commission.
- 2016：
- Xu was transferred to Ningxia to serve as a member of the regional party standing committee and head of its discipline commission.
- 2016 to 2019：
- Xu served as chief of the discipline inspection commission in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
- June 2017：
- Xu and Jiang Zhigang were elected to Ningxia’s party standing committee.
- 2018：
- Xu became director of the newly established Ningxia regional supervisory commission.
- Late 2019：
- Xu left his post in Ningxia.
- After late 2019：
- Xu became head of the first inspection group for the 19th Central Committee’s inspection tours.
- March 2023：
- Jiang Zhigang and Yin Xueru were both investigated.
- December 2023：
- Yin Xueru was sentenced to 11 years for bribery.
- October 2024：
- Jiang Zhigang was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bribery.
- April 2025：
- A central inspection team began a 2.5-month review in Ningxia.
- October 14, 2025：
- China’s top anti-corruption watchdog announced Xu Chuanzhi was under investigation.
- As of October 14, 2025：
- Number of senior officials ('tigers') investigated in 2025 has risen to 47.
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