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Retired Shenzhen Leader Indicted Over Two-Decade Corruption Scheme

Published: Nov. 10, 2026 5:24 p.m. GMT+8

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Dai Beifang

Chinese prosecutors have charged Dai Beifang, the 70-year-old former head of Shenzhen’s political advisory body, with accepting bribes in a case covering senior posts he held over roughly 23 years.

Dai will face trial at the Hainan No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said Tuesday. The announcement came five days after former Shenzhen Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui was charged.

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Dai Beifang, 70, former Shenzhen political advisory chair, charged with bribery spanning 23 years in posts.
Trial set at Hainan No.1 Intermediate People’s Court; amount undisclosed.
He is the 53rd centrally managed official charged this year; 16 former Shenzhen leaders probed since 2009.

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What Happened When

August 1956：: Dai Beifang was born in Huizhou, Guangdong.

August 1973：: Dai began working as a sent-down youth with the management committee of Huizhou's West Lake.

January 1977：: Dai entered the Chinese department at South China Normal University.

August 1980：: Dai graduated from South China Normal University and remained there as a political counselor and Communist Youth League official.

August 1982：: Dai entered government service in Shenzhen at age 26.

December 1992：: Dai became deputy party chief of Shenzhen's Longgang district.

June 1994 to July 1997：: Dai completed postgraduate studies in business administration at Shanghai Jiao Tong University while working.

May 1995：: Dai moved to Shenzhen's political advisory body as a member of its Communist Party group, secretary-general, and general office director.

February 1998：: Dai became party chief of Shenzhen's Yantian district.

February 2003：: Dai joined Shenzhen's municipal party standing committee as publicity chief.

July 2003：: Dai became the city party committee's secretary-general and general office director.

June 2010：: Dai took over Shenzhen's organization department and became president of the municipal party school.

December 2012：: Dai was promoted to deputy city party chief.

June 2015：: Dai became chairman of Shenzhen's political advisory body.

September 2020：: Dai stepped down as chairman of the Shenzhen committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference upon reaching retirement age.

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