On June 5th and 6th, 2026, a total of 16 Chinese Communist Party officials at or above the department level were investigated, including high-ranking officials and the Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Political Consultative Conference, Wei Xiaodong. Additionally, 7 officials at or above the department level were expelled from the Party, dismissed from their public positions, and referred to judicial authorities, including Wang Fengchao, former Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and Ye Hongzhuan, former Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People’s Congress.
On June 6th, 2026, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission reported on their website that Wei Xiaodong, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Political Consultative Conference, is being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law”. Wei Xiaodong is the 30th high-ranking official publicly reported to be investigated since 2026.
Public records show that the 65-year-old Wei Xiaodong previously served in various positions, including as Deputy Secretary of the Luoyang Municipal Committee in Henan Province, the Mayor of Hebi City, and the Secretary of the Communist Party Committee in Shangqiu City. He also held roles such as the Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Organization Committee.
Starting in April 2017, Wei Xiaodong served as a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee, Minister of the Organization Department, Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, Chairman of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Political Consultative Conference. Wei Xiaodong was in charge of human resources during the tenure of Cai Qi, a member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, who was in charge of Beijing’s administration at the time and hails from Fujian Province.
On June 5th, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and National Supervisory Commission of the Communist Party of China reported on their website that six officials from the central Party and state organs, state-owned enterprises, and financial institutions were under investigation. This list included officials such as Wang Shaojun, former Party Secretary and President of the Shenzhen Branch of the Bank of China, Fan Shihong, Deputy Director of the China Petroleum Materials Procurement Center, and Lu Haiwei, former Party Secretary of the State Grid’s Heilongjiang Power Co., among others.
From May 20th to June 4th, 2026, eight senior officials in the financial and banking sectors of the Communist Party of China were under investigation, including Wei Wei and Jiang Zhigang, former senior experts of the China Development Bank, who were associated with “Crown Prince Party” Chen Yuan.
Also on June 5th and 6th, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and the National Supervisory Commission reported that nine local department-level officials were under investigation. This group included officials such as Yang Changpeng, former Party Secretary of Anshun City in Guizhou Province, Lu Zhongyu, Party Committee Secretary of the Guizhou Agriculture Development Group, and Zhu Fengyu, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Qiannan, Guizhou Province.
Other officials named in the report included Wang Guoqing, former Party Secretary of Hebei Transportation Investment Group; Qin Chuncheng, Party Committee Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Political Consultative Conference Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Affairs Committee; Yang Jianxin, former Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of the Huzhou Municipal Political Consultative Conference in Zhejiang Province; and Wang Yonghui, former Party Committee Secretary of the Jilin Air Defense Office.
The reports stated that Wang Fengchao sought promotion through “image projects” and “achievement projects,” interfered in market and judicial activities, and exhibited negligence in his duties. Ye Hongzhuan engaged in similar activities and obtained significant returns through private lending. Yu Ze was found to possess politically sensitive materials, withhold reports and accusations, and lose focus due to personal indulgence. All three were reported to be involved in corruption, accepting substantial illegal gains.
Additionally, on June 5th, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and the National Supervisory Commission reported that Lu Hongxiao, former Deputy Director of the Gansu Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Qian Xianming, former Second-level Inspector of the Ningbo Customs, were expelled from the Party. Guo Mingyue, former First-level Inspector of the Shapingba District Political Consultative Conference in Chongqing City, and Gong Naiqin, former Party Secretary of the Anbei Coal and Electricity Group, were also removed from the Party.
The reports detailed that Lu Hongxiao was involved in improper retention of sensitive documents and petition information, while Qian Xianming interfered in customs law enforcement activities for personal gain. Guo Mingyue was found to be disloyal and dishonest to the Party and engaged in profit-making activities, while Gong Naiqin practiced superstitious activities and illegally held shares in non-listed companies. All four officials were implicated in corruption and accepting significant illegal gains.
In recent months, the Chinese Communist Party’s cleanup operations have been expanding. Three insiders from the system revealed to media outlets a month ago that since 2025, the CCP has been conducting large-scale investigations on officials’ assets and political trends nationwide through the Central Discipline Inspection Commission in preparation for the 20th Party Congress in 2027. The Commission has become one of the busiest institutions within the CCP system. Tensions have been rising in some local official circles.
Guizhou scholar Huang Xiaogang (pseudonym) previously stated that the current wave of high-pressure rectification by the CCP is related to the personnel arrangements before the 20th Party Congress in 2027. Beijing is attempting to once again clean up the local official circles and various interest networks within the system, completing the reshuffle of power and political alignment ahead of the congress.