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Senior Xizang Legislator Placed Under Corruption Probe

Published: Dec. 25, 2025 4:15 a.m. GMT+8

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Wang Jun

A senior legislator in China’s Xizang autonomous region who spent her entire 43-year career in the Himalayan region has been placed under investigation, becoming the latest target of Beijing’s grinding anti-corruption campaign.

Wang Jun, vice chair of the standing committee of the Xizang People’s Congress, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law,” a euphemism typically used for corruption, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Wang Jun, vice chair of Xizang People’s Congress, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law.”
She is the sixth top Xizang official investigated since late 2022 and the 18th former provincial-level deputy discipline secretary probed nationwide since 2012.
Wang is the 63rd centrally administered official investigated in 2025, reflecting ongoing anti-corruption efforts in politically sensitive regions.

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