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China’s Former Securities Regulator Chief Yi Huiman Charged With Bribery

Published: Sep. 30, 2026 6:02 p.m. GMT+8

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Chinese prosecutors have charged Yi Huiman, the former head of the country’s securities regulator and its largest bank, with bribery, in a case covering years of his career.

The top prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the country’s top anti-graft agency had concluded its investigation and transferred the case to prosecutors. The Qingdao procuratorate has filed charges against Yi with the city’s intermediate court.

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Yi Huiman, former head of CSRC and ICBC, charged with bribery.
Charges cover positions since 2000, with "especially huge" illicit gains.
Yi investigated in Sept 2025, expelled from Party and public office.

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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.: According to the article, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) is the country's largest bank and a state-owned lender. Yi Huiman served as its president and chairman before heading the securities regulator. He used his ICBC position to benefit others and accepted bribes, with charges dating to around 2000 when he was deputy head of ICBC's Jiangsu branch.

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