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Updated · South China Morning Post · Jul 14
China Politburo Approves CCDI Report on 67-Year-Old Ma Xingrui's Corruption
Updated
Updated · South China Morning Post · Jul 14

China Politburo Approves CCDI Report on 67-Year-Old Ma Xingrui's Corruption

2 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jul 14

Summary

  • June 30 marked the Politburo’s approval of the CCDI report on former Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui, state media said Tuesday, escalating the case opened against him in April.
  • Ma, 67, was accused of “rampant corruption,” involving family members, and of betraying party principles, losing his political convictions and seriously violating political discipline.
  • The case makes Ma the third Politburo member investigated in the current party term that began in 2022—an unusually high tally not seen in decades.
  • Before leading Xinjiang, Ma built a career through China’s carrier rocket program, the industry ministry, Guangdong and Shenzhen, underscoring the senior rank of the official caught in the anti-graft drive.

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