Graft Watchdog Targets Senior Official at Xinjiang Paramilitary Conglomerate
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China’s top anticorruption watchdog has placed a senior official from the powerful Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps under investigation, signaling that Beijing’s decade-long purity drive remains aggressive as 2026 begins.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Thursday it is probing Li Xu, a deputy commander and standing committee member of the XPCC, for “serious violations of discipline and law” — a standard euphemism for corruption.
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- Li Xu, deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), is under investigation for serious discipline and law violations, a common euphemism for corruption.
- Li is the second senior XPCC official investigated in early 2026; in 2017, he attracted about 50 billion yuan ($7.1 billion) in investments to the Corps’ 12th Division.
- The XPCC has faced leadership turbulence, with several top officials recently investigated or sentenced for corruption.
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What Happened When
- 2011：
- Li Xu was deployed to Xinjiang as part of a cadre-assistance program.
- 2017：
- During an interview, official media credited Li Xu with attracting nearly 50 billion yuan in investment to the 12th Division of XPCC and overseeing the construction of Urumqi Industrial Park.
- 2022：
- Jiao Xiaoping joined the XPCC standing committee alongside Li Xu and was later investigated and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
- June 2022：
- Li Xu was promoted to the XPCC’s standing committee, becoming the youngest member of its leadership body and concurrently serving as secretary-general and head of the Red Cross society.
- May 2025：
- Han Yong, a former political commissar of the XPCC, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking roughly 261 million yuan in bribes.
- November 2025：
- Jiang Xinjun, the XPCC’s top disciplinary official, died of an illness while on duty.
- December 26, 2025：
- Li Xu made his last public appearance at an administrative meeting of the XPCC.
- January 5, 2026：
- Announcement of a probe into Tian Xuebin was made.
- January 8, 2026：
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced the investigation of Li Xu for serious violations of discipline and law.
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