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China Probes Former Senior Official at Top Economic Planning Agency

Published: Apr. 28, 2026 10:26 a.m. GMT+8

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Wu Hao, a former senior official at China’s top economic planning agency, has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of discipline and law, the country’s top anti-graft watchdog said.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision announced the probe into the 54-year-old on Saturday. Before his downfall, Wu served as director and deputy Communist Party chief of the Science and Technology Innovation Development Center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Wu Hao, 54, ex-NDRC secretary-general and CAS Science and Technology Innovation Development Center director/deputy Party chief, probed for severe violations by CCDI/NCS.
Announcement 11 days after April 14 CAS inspection dispatch; Wu's 22-year NDRC high-tech career led to 2025 CAS transfer.
24th centrally administered official investigated in 2026; NDRC hit by probes since early 2025 (e.g., Xu Xianping).

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China National Pharmaceutical Group: China National Pharmaceutical Group executives attended a symposium in Huairou on Dec. 2, 2025, with Wu Hao, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Science and Technology Innovation Development Center. The meeting emphasized integrating scientific achievements with industrial innovation in life sciences, AI, and new materials.

Sugon Information Industry: Executives from Sugon Information Industry attended a symposium in Huairou on Dec. 2, 2025, with Wu Hao, where he emphasized integrating scientific achievements with industrial innovation in life sciences, AI, and new materials.

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