Former Top Chinese Anti-Graft Official Indicted on Bribery Charges

1. Xu Chuanzhi, former top discipline official in Ningxia, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes and accepting bribes through influence, nearly seven months after investigation announcement; the case will be tried in Ningbo [para. 1][para. 2][para. 3].

2. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate approved his arrest and transferred the case to Ningbo prosecutors, who filed the indictment with the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court; investigated by National Supervisory Commission [para. 2][para. 3].

3. Prosecutors allege Xu used his positions at Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Ningxia party standing committee, discipline-inspection and supervisory commissions, and central inspection teams to seek benefits for others, accepting "especially huge" sums [para. 4][para. 5].

4. Post-office, Xu allegedly used lingering influence as deputy-ministerial-level central inspection inspector to secure improper benefits via other officials, again accepting huge bribes; held criminally responsible for both bribery types [para. 6][para. 7].

5. Xu's career began in CCDI's Fifth Discipline-Inspection Office after 1982 graduation from Jilin Normal University; rose through personnel roles, became bureau-level inspector, deputy head in Macau, and director of supervision offices by 2011 [para. 8][para. 13][para. 14][para. 15][para. 16][para. 17].

6. Promoted in 2015 to head CCDI team at State Ethnic Affairs Commission; in 2016, assigned to Ningxia as discipline chief and standing committee member, later first director of its supervisory commission; elected to 19th CCDI [para. 18][para. 19].

7. Investigation announced Oct. 14, 2025; expelled from party Jan. 4, 2026, for disloyalty, violating frugality rules, improper banquets, personnel favoritism, gifts, family gains, and interfering in enforcement/judicial activities [para. 9][para. 10][para. 11][para. 12].

8. Born 1957 in Shandong, Xu worked as sent-down youth in Inner Mongolia at 18 [para. 13].

9. In Ningxia, Xu advocated strict governance, disciplinary reviews, and anti-corruption; published articles emphasizing supervision over trust [para. 20][para. 22].

10. From 2020, led central inspection teams inspecting federations, Ministry of Public Security, banks, security agencies; stressed strict governance, power checks, and anti-corruption deterrence ("dare not, cannot, do not want") [para. 23][para. 24][para. 25].

11. Subordinates probed: Yin Xueru (former Ningxia deputy discipline secretary) sentenced to 11 years for bribery (Dec. 2023); Jiang Zhigang (former deputy party secretary) to 15 years (Oct. 2024), with meritorious service [para. 26][para. 27][para. 28][para. 29].

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