China Probes Former Xinjiang Top Prosecutor in Anti-Corruption Sweep
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A former top prosecutor in China’s Xinjiang region has been placed under investigation, marking the latest downfall in a widening anti-corruption campaign of the area’s security and legal apparatus.
Guo Lianshan, the former chief of the Communist Party group and deputy prosecutor-general of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Procuratorate, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law,” the region’s disciplinary inspection commission said in a statement released Wednesday. The phrase is a standard euphemism used by the Communist Party for corruption.
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- Guo Lianshan, former top prosecutor in Xinjiang, is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law"—a term often referring to corruption.
- Guo, aged 70, is the ninth bureau-level Xinjiang legal/security official investigated in 2025, amid a widening anti-corruption campaign.
- He had a decades-long career in Xinjiang's government and judiciary, retired in 2019, and remained active in official events as late as February 2024.
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- Guo Lianshan, a former top prosecutor in Xinjiang, held top political commissar positions for the 13th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps while serving as party chief of Hami. He is currently under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law."
- October 1955：
- Guo Lianshan was born in Xiangcheng, Henan province.
- 1976：
- Guo began his career at age 21, working at the planning commission of Hutubi County in Changji after completing a 're-education' program.
- By April 1988：
- Guo moved to the Changji prefecture administration, at age 32.
- March 1999：
- Guo transferred to Urumqi to serve as deputy party secretary and executive deputy mayor.
- February 2005：
- Guo was appointed party chief of Hami, also holding top political commissar positions for the 13th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
- March 2013：
- Guo entered the prosecutorial system, serving as a member of the procuratorial committee, chief of the Party group, and deputy prosecutor-general of the Xinjiang People’s Procuratorate.
- December 2013：
- Guo gave an interview with the Procuratorial Daily about the rule of law.
- 2017：
- Guo vowed to strictly enforce justice and strengthen supervision during his tenure as head of the Xinjiang procuratorate.
- March 2019：
- Guo retired from his position in the Xinjiang People’s Procuratorate.
- October 2019：
- After retirement, Guo led an inspection team for the Supreme People’s Procuratorate to oversee the Heilongjiang Provincial Procuratorate.
- February 2024：
- Guo spoke as a veteran cadre at a symposium for retired officials held by the Xinjiang procuratorate.
- As of 2025：
- Guo is noted as the ninth bureau-level official from Xinjiang’s political and legal system to fall under investigation in 2025.
- December 18, 2025：
- Guo Lianshan was placed under investigation for 'serious violations of discipline and law.'
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