China’s Former Top Railway Regulator Indicted on Bribery Charges
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The former head of China’s national railway regulator has been indicted on charges of accepting an “especially huge” amount of bribes, becoming the latest senior official swept up in Beijing’s unrelenting anti-corruption campaign.
Fei Dongbin, former chief of the National Railway Administration, will stand trial in the northeastern city of Changchun. China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced Monday that the National Supervisory Commission had concluded its investigation and handed the case over to prosecutors. The top prosecutorial body formally approved Fei’s arrest and designated the Changchun Municipal People’s Procuratorate to handle the prosecution, which was recently filed with the Changchun Intermediate People’s Court.
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- Fei Dongbin, ex-chief of China’s National Railway Administration, indicted for “especially huge” bribes from roles in railway bureaus, provinces, and Ministry of Transport.
- 55-year-old investigated June 2025, expelled from CCP December 2025; trial filed in Changchun.
- Third top railway official prosecuted; 20th centrally managed cadre in 2026 anti-corruption drive.
- Qinghai-Xizang Railway Co.
- Fei Dongbin managed the Qinghai-Xizang Railway Co. (青藏铁路公司) as part of his railway career, after 16 years at Shenyang Railway Bureau and before roles in the Ministry of Railways and Hohhot Railway Bureau.
- China Railway Corp.
- Sheng Guangzu, former general manager of state-owned China Railway Corp., was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2023 for accepting over 56.66 million yuan in bribes directly and 7.14 million yuan via influence. He is the second top railway boss to fall in recent years.
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