China Indicts Former Zhejiang Deputy Governor Gao Xingfu for Bribery 6 Days After Cai Qi Aide Surrenders
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Updated · Vision Times · Jun 8
China Indicts Former Zhejiang Deputy Governor Gao Xingfu for Bribery 6 Days After Cai Qi Aide Surrenders
1 articles · Updated · Vision Times · Jun 8
Summary
June 4 brought Gao Xingfu’s formal arrest and indictment after China’s top prosecutors transferred his case for review, with Yichun Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangxi designated to hear the bribery charges.
Prosecutors said Gao used his official positions to secure benefits for others in exchange for money and property, with the amount described as “especially enormous,” the top tier for corruption allegations.
Gao was a prominent member of Xi Jinping’s Zhejiang network and had risen from chairing major state-owned groups to become Zhejiang deputy governor in 2016—the province’s first such jump from SOE chief in 21 years.
The case followed May 29 scrutiny of Dong Guibo, a former Cai Qi subordinate in Zhejiang who surrendered to investigators, linking two politically connected Zhejiang officials within 6 days.
That sequence is being read by some outside commentators as pressure on Xi and Cai Qi’s patronage circles, though the opaque Party system makes any coordinated factional motive impossible to verify.