US EditionChongqing Mayor Under Investigation in Landmark Anti-Corruption Drive
Hu Henghua faces investigation for corruption after a 2023 disciplinary warning linked to a deadly 2022 building collapse, amid China’s intensified anti-corruption efforts.
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Chongqing mayor under investigation by China's anti-graft watchdog
BEIJING, March 20 - Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing, a municipality in southwestern China, was being investigated over suspected \"serious\" violation of law and discipline, China's top anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on the 20th that Hu Henghua, the mayor of Chongqing, one of China's four municipalities directly under the central government, is under investigation by Chinese authorities on charges of serious disciplinary violations. Mayor Hu was embroiled in rumors of his downfall after failing to appear at a tree-planting event held the previous morning and a special study session of the Chongqing Municipal Committe…
Chongqing Mayor Placed Under Investigation in High-Profile Anti-Graft Sweep
Chongqing Mayor Placed Under Investigation in High-Profile Anti-Graft Sweep - Hu Henghua is the highest-ranking official to face disciplinary probes since the conclusion of China’s annual legislative meetings earlier this month
Hu Henghua, deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and mayor of Chongqing, who had recently been absent from several important events, was officially announced to have been dismissed from his post today (March 20). Since the Bo Xilai case, high-ranking officials in Chongqing have been frequently dismissed, which has been described as a "curse".
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