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Updated · Caixin Global · Jun 12
Zhejiang Probes Former State-Assets Chief Dong Guibo for Corruption After May 29 Surrender
Updated
Updated · Caixin Global · Jun 12

Zhejiang Probes Former State-Assets Chief Dong Guibo for Corruption After May 29 Surrender

1 articles · Updated · Caixin Global · Jun 12

Summary

  • Dong Guibo, former party chief and director of Zhejiang’s state-owned assets supervision commission, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law” after surrendering to authorities on May 29.
  • Zhejiang’s graft watchdog announced the case, using the standard official phrase that typically signals a corruption probe.
  • The investigation lands amid broader official turmoil in the wealthy coastal province, where a senior financial regulator’s profile was also removed from a government website.
  • The twin developments point to a widening state-assets and financial-sector cleanup in Zhejiang, one of China’s richest provinces.

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