Former Chairman of Guizhou Big Data Giant Probed in Corruption Sweep
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Kang Keyan, the inaugural chairman of the state-owned enterprise Guizhou Big Data Industry Group, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of party discipline and law, local graft busters announced Wednesday, marking the latest downfall in the province’s data sector anti-corruption sweep.
The probe comes seven months after the investigation into his successor at the state-owned group, highlighting an ongoing crackdown on corruption in Guizhou’s flagship big data industry. The province’s top disciplinary watchdog said Kang is cooperating with disciplinary reviews and supervisory investigations.
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- Kang Keyan, 62, inaugural chairman of Guizhou Big Data Industry Group, under investigation for serious violations of party discipline and law.
- Probe, announced Wednesday, follows successor Xu Hao's by 7 months amid Guizhou big data anti-corruption sweep.
- Campaign targets at least 6 bureau-level officials, including Ma Ningyu (Aug 2024), Jing Yaping (Feb 2025), Li Gang (May 2025).
- Guizhou Big Data Industry Group
- Guizhou Big Data Industry Group, a state-owned enterprise, was established in December 2017 from an existing big data company. Kang Keyan served as inaugural party chief and chairman (officially from August 2018) until 2023. He is under investigation for serious violations. Successor Xu Hao was probed in September 2025 amid Guizhou's data sector anti-corruption campaign.
- Guizhou Computing Power Technology Co. Ltd.
- Yang Yunyong, former general manager of Guizhou Computing Power Technology Co. Ltd. and past chairman of various Guizhou-Cloud subsidiaries, was placed under investigation in April 2025 as part of Guizhou's big data anti-corruption campaign.
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- Yang Yunyong, former general manager of Guizhou Computing Power Technology Co. Ltd. and past chairman of various Guizhou-Cloud subsidiaries, was investigated in April 2025 as part of Guizhou's big data anti-corruption campaign.
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