Following the investigation of Jiang Yisheng, former chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Macau, multiple sources have revealed that Jia Tianbing, the General Manager of the Bank of China Macau Branch and Chairman of Bank of China (Macau) Limited has also been taken away for investigation.
According to mainland media “Caixin,” multiple sources have disclosed that Jia Tianbing has been taken away for investigation by relevant authorities. It is reported that when Jia Tianbing returned to Beijing from Macau recently, he was taken away, and several of his relatives who were traveling with him were also detained to assist in the investigation. Since then, Jia Tianbing has gone missing, and since the night of July 27, Jia Tianbing’s phone has been turned off and he has not responded to external inquiries.
Public information indicates that on July 17, Jia Tianbing was still participating in activities, but he did not make an appearance at the recent Bank of China’s all-staff work meeting.
At 58 years old, Jia Tianbing has been working at Bank of China for a long time, holding positions such as the head of Bank of China’s Beicheng Branch in Taiyuan, Director of the Business Department of the Taiyuan Branch, and Deputy Head of the Linfen Branch. After that, he was transferred to the head office to serve as Assistant General Manager of the Retail Business Department, and later moved from the head office to the branch, serving as Deputy Head of the Chongqing Branch. In September 2012, he became the head of the Guizhou Branch. In 2015, Jia Tianbing left Guizhou to become the head of the Liaoning Branch of Bank of China. In 2020, he returned to the head office of Bank of China as the Office Director, with Liu Liange serving as the Chairman of Bank of China at the time.
After the incident involving Liu Liange in March 2023, Jia Tianbing was not implicated. In August 2024, Jia Tianbing was appointed as the head of Bank of China Macau Branch and Chairman of the overseas subsidiary Bank of China Macau, a position he has held for only one year.
Currently, there are no reports revealing the reason for Jia Tianbing’s investigation. It is worth mentioning that just recently on July 11, Jiang Yisheng, former chairman of Bank of Industrial and Commercial Bank of Macau, was also investigated. Reports suggest that Jiang Yisheng’s case has implicated several well-known businessmen in Hong Kong and Macau. The investigation into Jia Tianbing may not exclude the possibility of “pulling out the radish to bring out the mud.” However, some analysts believe that Jia Tianbing has only been in Macau for just over a year, and this incident may be related to his previous work experience in the branch.
Jia Tianbing previously led Bank of China’s Guizhou Provincial Branch for over three years. In the past six months, two former deputy heads of the branch have been successively investigated, both of whom had working relationships with Jia Tianbing. One of them is Xu Hongzhou, former member of the Party Committee and Deputy Head of the Guizhou Provincial Branch of Bank of China. On December 16, 2024, Xu Hongzhou was investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.
Public records show that Xu Hongzhou had worked in the Anhui region of Bank of China for many years. In Xu Hongzhou’s third year as the head of the Guizhou Provincial Branch of Bank of China, appointed in 2014, Xu Hongzhou left Anhui and was transferred to the Guizhou Provincial Branch to serve as the Assistant to the Branch Head. From 2016 to August 2017, Xu Hongzhou served as the Deputy Head of the Guizhou Provincial Branch. After leaving Bank of China, the 47-year-old Xu Hongzhou moved on to work in other companies.
On May 13, 2025, Xu Hongzhou was expelled from the Party and handed over to the judiciary. Xu Hongzhou was accused of “using finance to gain financial benefits,” exploiting his position for personal gain in loan approvals, and illegally accepting substantial amounts of money.
One month after Xu Hongzhou was handed over to the judiciary, on June 18, 2025, Zhang Wenming, former member of the Party Committee and Deputy Head of the Guizhou Provincial Branch of Bank of China, was also investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. According to public reports and information, Zhang Wenming joined Bank of China’s Guizhou Branch as a Savings Officer at Qingyun Road Savings Office when he was 31 years old. He was promoted to Deputy Head of the Guizhou Provincial Branch in 2008 and left the branch in July 2017. It can be inferred that Zhang Wenming had worked alongside Jia Tianbing for over three years.
Currently, Zhang Wenming is undergoing disciplinary review by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission of the National Health Commission of the PRC and the Nanning City Supervision Commission.